On March 4, 1979, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first photos of rings around Jupiter. This was the first time anyone had seen Jupiter’s rings. Because the rings are so thin and faint ...

Voyager 1 took this photo of Jupiter and two of its satellites (Io ... This approximate natural-color image shows Saturn, its rings, and four of its icy satellites. Three satellites (Tethys ...

Since Voyager 1 blasted off in 1977, it has skirted past the kaleidoscopic clouds of Jupiter and the icy rings of Saturn. The spacecraft is now 124 times farther from the Sun than we are ...

Their name is Voyager, and they make up the ... and scientific data as they fly close by Jupiter, the biggest planet, and Saturn with its rings. Scientist Ron Draper says the craft will then ...

In 1979, NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft zipped ... the data revealed that giant Jupiter sports thin, dusty rings. Planet Jupiter, explained And when NASA's Juno spacecraft began orbiting ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Jupiter's rings aren't as famous as Saturn's but they're just as fascinating! Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Science Jupiter's rings aren't as famous as ...

size and distribution of material in Saturn's rings. The CRS has the highest sensitivity of any of Voyager's sensors, and looks for very high energy particles from the sun and other galactic sources.

Jupiter's rings may not be as pronounced as Saturn's, but its ring system still extends to an impressive 140,000 miles away from the giant gas planet. This video shows the first inside peak of ...

The idea of visiting all the outer planets was too enticing to pass up, and with the success of the Pioneer missions to Jupiter serving as dress rehearsals, the Voyager program was designed.

Their name is Voyager, and they make up the ... and scientific data as they fly close by Jupiter, the biggest planet, and Saturn with its rings. Scientist Ron Draper says the craft will then ...