What The Voyager Spacecraft Found In Interstellar Space
What did NASA's Voyager space probes discover in and out of solar system?
Subscribe for more wacky universe videos: https://bit.ly/2LUOOD2
Number 11. Main Objectives
Voyager 2 was launched on August 20, 1977, and Voyager 1 followed 16 days later. These probes were designed using a lot of information gathered from the Pioneer 10, a spacecraft launched in 1972 that eventually reached the velocity required to leave the solar system - although it has yet to do so. Voyagers 1 and 2 were built with the primary mission of studying Saturn and Jupiter. Luckily for NASA, these probes went far beyond the two planets and have provided astounding information about the mysteries of deep space.
Number 10. Jupiter: Voyagers 1 & 2
The first stop on the list for both spacecraft was Jupiter. Voyager 1 began its Jupiter flyby in January 1979 and became closest to the planet that March. At 217,000 miles - or 349,000 kilometers - from the gas giant's center, Voyager 1 was able to take high-resolution photographs of Jupiter. It maintained this distance for about 48 hours, taking some of the most detailed images of Jupiter ever seen. Voyager 1 also discovered that one of Jupiter's four Galilean moons, Io, experiences continuous volcanic activity, which has a significant impact on the planet's magnetosphere. Voyager 2 didn't get as close to Jupiter as its twin, only reaching 350,000 miles - 570,000 kilometers - from the cloud tops. But, the second probe confirmed the volcanic findings of Io. The Voyagers observed a total of nine erupting volcanoes on the moon.
Number 9. Saturn: Voyagers 1 & 2
Following Jupiter, the probes journeyed to Saturn. Coming within 77,000 miles - 124,000 kilometers - of the ringed planet's cloud tops, Voyager 1 found complex structures in Saturn's rings in addition to studying its atmosphere and Titan, the planet's giant moon. Both probes discovered that powerful winds blow near Saturn's equator, measuring 1,100 miles per hour. They also found phenomena similar to Earth's aurora borealis - or northern lights - in the form of ultraviolet hydrogen emissions near the middle of Saturn's atmosphere. With its flybys of Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 1's primary mission ended, and its adventure to interstellar space began.
#WackyUniverse #Voyager
Видео What The Voyager Spacecraft Found In Interstellar Space канала Wacky Universe
Subscribe for more wacky universe videos: https://bit.ly/2LUOOD2
Number 11. Main Objectives
Voyager 2 was launched on August 20, 1977, and Voyager 1 followed 16 days later. These probes were designed using a lot of information gathered from the Pioneer 10, a spacecraft launched in 1972 that eventually reached the velocity required to leave the solar system - although it has yet to do so. Voyagers 1 and 2 were built with the primary mission of studying Saturn and Jupiter. Luckily for NASA, these probes went far beyond the two planets and have provided astounding information about the mysteries of deep space.
Number 10. Jupiter: Voyagers 1 & 2
The first stop on the list for both spacecraft was Jupiter. Voyager 1 began its Jupiter flyby in January 1979 and became closest to the planet that March. At 217,000 miles - or 349,000 kilometers - from the gas giant's center, Voyager 1 was able to take high-resolution photographs of Jupiter. It maintained this distance for about 48 hours, taking some of the most detailed images of Jupiter ever seen. Voyager 1 also discovered that one of Jupiter's four Galilean moons, Io, experiences continuous volcanic activity, which has a significant impact on the planet's magnetosphere. Voyager 2 didn't get as close to Jupiter as its twin, only reaching 350,000 miles - 570,000 kilometers - from the cloud tops. But, the second probe confirmed the volcanic findings of Io. The Voyagers observed a total of nine erupting volcanoes on the moon.
Number 9. Saturn: Voyagers 1 & 2
Following Jupiter, the probes journeyed to Saturn. Coming within 77,000 miles - 124,000 kilometers - of the ringed planet's cloud tops, Voyager 1 found complex structures in Saturn's rings in addition to studying its atmosphere and Titan, the planet's giant moon. Both probes discovered that powerful winds blow near Saturn's equator, measuring 1,100 miles per hour. They also found phenomena similar to Earth's aurora borealis - or northern lights - in the form of ultraviolet hydrogen emissions near the middle of Saturn's atmosphere. With its flybys of Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 1's primary mission ended, and its adventure to interstellar space began.
#WackyUniverse #Voyager
Видео What The Voyager Spacecraft Found In Interstellar Space канала Wacky Universe
Показать
Комментарии отсутствуют
Информация о видео
Другие видео канала
MYTHS Behind The Sky!Would A Black Hole In Our Solar System Destroy Us?The Rise Of China And Other Predictions For Space ExplorationAmazing Facts About The James Webb Space TelescopeWhat Will NASA's Perseverance Rover Do On Mars?What On Earth Is Cubesat?CRAZIEST Signs of Alien Life!10 Reasons To Colonize The MOON Instead Of MarsHow 3D Printing Will CHANGE The WorldSomething MASSIVE Is At The Edge Of The Universe...Historic Pioneers in Space TravelTop 7 COOLEST Facts About JupiterINCREDIBLE Images From NASA's James Webb TelescopeDid A Planet Hitting The Earth Create The Moon?THIS Could Be Better Than Colonizing Mars...Coolest Space Missions in the Next Decade!16 Amazing Fox SpeciesInventions That Brazil Gave UsWhat If The Earth Had Two Moons?What did NASA's New Horizons Find Near Pluto?MINDBLOWING Facts About Water