NASA's Voyager 1 flew past Saturn in 1980 and ... (Scientists planned this crash on purpose.) Saturn has more known moons than any other planet. With 274 confirmed moons, it has more than all ...

This view of the dark Cassini Division, which separates Saturn’s outer A-ring from the inner B-ring, was taken on August 23, 1981, when Voyager 2 was about 1.7 million miles from the planet.

Voyager 1 was launched in 1977 and was originally sent to fly past Saturn and Jupiter. It was only supposed to last five years but has survived for nearly 50 and is still functional, collecting ...

Note: *Starred instruments (below) are still working on one or both of the Voyager spacecraft. The others have malfunctioned or been turned off to save power. The HGA, a 12.1-foot reflector dish ...

Nasa's Voyager ... Saturn but has continued to venture further into space for the past 46 years, becoming the first human-made object to leave the solar system. As of 2023 signals from Voyager 1 ...

Launched 40 years ago, the Voyager space probes are on a grand tour of the cosmos that nearly ended at Saturn. Launched in August and September 1977, NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft have opened ...