Explorations in 2009
January 14 The Stardust spacecraft got a gravitational “kick” when it flew past Earth. After gathering particles from Comet Wild
Explorations of Minor Bodies
Galileo is best known for its reconnaissance of Jupiter. As it transited the asteroid belt en route to Jupiter, though,
Explorations of Outer Planets
Voyager images (clockwise from top left) of Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and NeptuneVoyager 1 and 2 conducted a “grand tour” of
Explorations of the Inner Solar System
Lunar farside, 1959In 1962, the American Mariner 2 staged the first successful encounter with another planet when it flew past