Chapter 1
Wheels on red dust
Chapter 2
Voyagers into the deep dark
Chapter 3
Asteroid hunters and sample snatchers
Chapter 4
The future of robotic minds
YOUR GOAL
Master of Robots in outer space
Ch 2 · Voyagers into the deep dark
futura Voyagers into the deep dark
Through cosmic dark, where no man's flown, Our robot friends make the unknown known.
futura Giant radio antennas on three continents keep Earth connected to probes at the edge of the solar system.
futura The Cassini spacecraft flew directly through water plumes erupting from Saturn's icy moon.
Fun Fact
Interstellar messenger: Voyager 1 is over 15 billion miles from Earth, making it the most distant human-made object in history.
Glossary
space probe (noun)
An uncrewed spacecraft designed to explore outer space and transmit scientific data back to Earth. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 became the first robotic craft to enter interstellar space in 2012.
An uncrewed spacecraft designed to explore outer space and transmit scientific data back to Earth. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 became the first robotic craft to enter interstellar space in 2012.
Quiz
Which of Saturn's moons was found by the Cassini spacecraft to have active water-ice geysers erupting from its surface?
Quiz
What power source allows deep space probes like Voyager to operate far from the Sun's light?
Quiz
Which outer planet did Voyager 2 discover to have the fastest winds in the solar system?
Quiz
Why did scientists deliberately crash the Cassini spacecraft into Saturn's atmosphere in 2017?
Quiz
What is carried on the Voyager probes to share Earth's culture with potential alien civilizations?
Quiz
Where are the three giant antenna complexes of the Deep Space Network located on Earth?