Over the past decade, researchers have been puzzling through Pluto’s mysteries. Meanwhile, the New Horizons probe heads for interstellar space.

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NASA's Cassini spacecraft flew by Venus while making its way to Saturn. Taking advantage Venus's gravity, Cassini gained ...

In January 1986, NASA’s Voyager 2 space probe successfully completed what has been, to date, the only exploration of the planet, conducting a flyby as part of its mission to study the outer ...

NASA's precursor missions to Jupiter and Saturn Pioneers 10 and 11 discovered that Jupiter was surrounded in intense radiation that could easily fry unprotected electrical circuits.

It also took hundreds of photos of the planetary system of Saturn, and reported data like the temperature of the moon Titan; it was minus 315 degrees Fahrenheit during the flyby.

5 fast facts about Saturn Saturn is the farthest planet from Earth that is still visible with the naked eye in the night sky. The name "Saturn" comes from the Roman god of wealth and agriculture.