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

81 reactions · 20 shares | Voyager 2 • Triton flyby v0.32 B&W, Moon of Neptune, 1989 5.2.24 • Automatically centered using Hough center detection, hence the jitteriness. • More Voyager 2 info: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/voyager-2/ • Credit: NASA/JPL/Voyager2/Brian Burns | Astronomy Nation | Facebook

10K views · 118 reactions | On Aug. 20, 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com](https://www.space.com/39251-on-this-day-in-space.html) | Space.com | Facebook