Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Uranus on January 24, 1986, coming within 81,500 km (50,600 miles) of the planet's cloud tops. This was the probe's first solo planetary flyby, since …

Nov 4, 2024 · Jan. 24, 1986: NASA's Voyager 2 made the first – and so far the only – visit to Uranus. The spacecraft came within 50,600 miles (81,500 kilometers) of the planet's cloud …

Jan 22, 2021 · On Dec. 30, Voyager 2 discovered its first new moon, eventually named Puck, orbiting closer to Uranus than Miranda. Engineers at JPL resolved an issue with the …

Sep 28, 2012 · May 14, 1973: A Saturn V rocket launches Skylab, the United States' first space station. March 29, 1974: Mariner 10 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Mercury.

Aug 13, 2019 · When Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, was discovered in 1781, it expanded the known limits of our solar system. It was also the first planet to be discovered …

Jan 22, 2016 · Humanity has visited Uranus only once, and that was 30 years ago. NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft got its closest look at the mysterious, distant, gaseous planet on Jan. 24, …

Excerpt on Uranus from "The Grand Tour." For more about the Voyager mission, please visit https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/

Jan 24, 2016 · Discovered in 1781 by German-born British astronomer, William Herschel, Uranus was the first planet in our Solar System to be discovered since ancient times. In the present …

May 8, 2002 · Voyager 2: First Spacecraft at Uranus

Jan 29, 2001 · The first unmanned space probe flyby in history of the planet Uranus by Voyager 2 on January 24, 1986 should have been an exciting one in the history of planetary exploration.