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Voyager’s Grand Tour Changed Our View of the Planets

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 30 October 2026, 10:00 UTC ·12 sec listen

The United States space agency launched twin Voyager spacecraft in 1977 during a rare planetary alignment. Gravity assists carried them past Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, giving humanity its first close-up views of the distant giants and several moons.

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