Voyager
one of a series of U.S. space probes that obtained scientific information while flying by the planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.
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A member of Voyager’s optical navigation team, Linda Morabito, spotted an odd, mushroom-shaped feature extending off the edge of Io while she was trying to plot the spacecraft’s position on March 9, 1979.
A century of astronomy revealed Earth’s place in the universe | Lisa Grossman | July 21, 2021 | Science NewsThe Voyager flyby did offer hints that there’s more to Uranus than meets the eye.
The Planets with the Giant Diamonds Inside - Issue 102: Hidden Truths | Corey S. Powell | July 7, 2021 | NautilusMore surprising, Voyager’s instruments showed that Uranus’s magnetic field is tilted 60 degrees relative to its axis, as if your compass needle pointed to Houston instead of the north pole.
The Planets with the Giant Diamonds Inside - Issue 102: Hidden Truths | Corey S. Powell | July 7, 2021 | NautilusThe simulation shows a significant fraction of a galaxy can be settled in a relatively short period of time, even with ships traveling no faster than the Voyager spacecraft.
Fermi Paradox: Here’s What an Alien Civilization Settling the Galaxy Looks Like | Jason Dorrier | June 27, 2021 | Singularity HubIt sent gold-plated music albums and photos on the Voyager 1 and 2 space probes.
Could astronauts grow plants in soil? Scientists hope ISS will help them get the dirt. | Lela Nargi | November 8, 2020 | Washington Post
The television shows were prolific: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise.
‘Star Trek’ for Dummies: Get Ready for ‘Into Darkness’ With Our Primer | Sujay Kumar | May 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNot Now, Voyager: A Memoirby Lynne Sharon Schwartz The acclaimed author expertly reflects on travel.
The Voyager embarks, and is in all probability confined to his cabin, suffering under the dreadful protraction of seasickness.
Newton Forster | Captain Frederick MarryatThe air Voyager in this description of balloon had formerly many difficulties to contend with.
Wonderful Balloon Ascents | Fulgence MarionAt the worst, an abstract ideal is pemmican to carry the Voyager through the long nights until the ice begins to break.
Seeing Things at Night | Heywood BrounThe night was very dark, and as the huge Voyager had no "light out" the Advance could not be censured for running foul.
Many an early Voyager was unexpectedly caught by this hook, and found himself embayed.
Cape Cod | Henry D. Thoreau
British Dictionary definitions for Voyager
/ (ˈvɔɪədʒə) /
either of two US spacecraft that studied the outer solar system; Voyager 1 visited Jupiter (1979) and Saturn (1980), Voyager 2 visited Jupiter (1979) and Saturn (1981) and made the first flyby of Uranus (1986) and Neptune (1989)
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