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Jupiter Encounter

Scientists on the Voyager mission reveal the story behind the historic Jupiter flyby.

08/15/2017

The Farthest

Jupiter Encounter

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Scientists on the Voyager mission reveal the story behind the historic Jupiter flyby.

Imaging science team leader Brad Smith, Voyager chief scientist Ed Stone, and imaging scientist Rich Terrile reveal the story behind Voyager’s historic Jupiter flyby.

08/15/2017

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The Farthest - Inside Look

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Preview | 2m | Voyager team members describe the mission's monumental Grand Tour. (2m)

The Outer Planets Grand Tour

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Clip | 39s | Scientist Tom Krimigis explains how the Voyager mission got approved. (39s)

Jupiter Encounter

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Clip | 1m 29s | Scientists on the Voyager mission reveal the story behind the historic Jupiter flyby. (1m 29s)

Is There Anybody Out There?

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Clip | 1m 21s | Engineers and scientists discuss the probability of finding intelligent life in space. (1m 21s)

Interstellar Space

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Clip | 38s | Author Jim Bell describes the day Voyager 1 ushered humanity into the interstellar age. (38s)

The Golden Record

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Clip | 30s | Producer Timothy Ferris and designer John Lomberg describe Voyager’s Golden Record. (30s)

Earth in a Sunbeam

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Clip | 1m 13s | Carl Sagan describes the famous pale blue dot photograph that Voyager took in 1990. (1m 13s)

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