Voyager 2 • Trajectory Through the Solar System 14.2.2021 • This visualization (best on larger screen) tracks the trajectory of the Voyager 2 spacecraft through the solar system. Launched on August 20, 1977, it was one of two spacecraft sent to visit the giant planets of the outer solar system. Like Voyager 1, Voyager 2 flew by Jupiter and Saturn, but the Voyager 2 mission was extended to fly by Uranus and Neptune before being directed out of the solar system. To fit the 40 year history of the m

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Only 2 Probes Ever Left the Solar System: Voyager vs the Heliopause #space #shorts Description: The Solar System doesn’t really “end” at Pluto. It ends where the Sun’s magnetic bubble finally gives way to interstellar space: the heliopause, over 18 billion km away. Only Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have ever crossed this boundary, after more than 30 years of travel. This short explains what the heliosphere is and why crossing it was such a huge milestone. #voyager #nasa #solarsystem #heliopause #heli