Voyager
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes followed after the Pioneers.
- They made many important discoveries about Jupiter and Saturn.
- Discoveries include rings around Jupiter and volcanism on Jupiter's moon.
- Voyager made the first flybys of Uranus, where it discovered ten new moons.
- It found that Neptune weighs less than first thought.
- Both Voyager crafts can continue to transmit radio signals until at least 2025.
- It is now exploring the edge of the solar system.
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