tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post6720944754658898451..comments2023-10-31T21:30:25.737+08:00Comments on Fresh Brainz: Fresh Science 22 August 2007The Key Questionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05426898630563791849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-34526034570155089802007-08-26T11:56:00.000+08:002007-08-26T11:56:00.000+08:00Hi John,Yes, you are right - in fact Voyager 2 was...Hi John,<BR/><BR/>Yes, you are right - in fact Voyager 2 was launched first, followed by Voyager 1 two weeks later. <BR/><BR/>Voyager 2 took a more curved flight path in order to explore Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. <BR/><BR/>Voyager 1 was launched on a more direct flight path to Jupiter and Saturn, and then it deflected upwards (towards north pole) away from the plane of the solar system. <BR/><BR/>It thus had the straightest and fastest flight path at that time - it even overtook Pioneer 10 (which was launched six years earlier!) in 1998 as the most distant space probe from Earth.<BR/><BR/>Only the New Horizons spacecraft is faster.<BR/><BR/>The Pioneer and Voyager missions are close to my heart, because as a teenager I went to our Central Library to read books containing many beautiful pictures of the outer planets from these spacecraft.<BR/><BR/>I read the official Pioneer 10/11 report and learnt the words "photopolarimeter" and "principal investigator" from that book.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the feedback on my new blog colours! I would like to keep everything as simple and as readable as possible.The Key Questionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05426898630563791849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-22804636474007409642007-08-25T12:09:00.000+08:002007-08-25T12:09:00.000+08:00Lim, what accounts for the fact that Voyager 1 has...Lim, what accounts for the fact that Voyager 1 has traveled about 20% further than Voyager 2? Is it because of a time difference in how long each spent exploring the solar system before moving on? After all, they were launched within a month of each other 30 years ago (Voyager 1 on my 24th birthday - which I think means I'm 37 now)?<BR/><BR/>I like the new look of your blog. I've never been really found of darker pages. This is easier on me.John Evohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868904051881865159noreply@blogger.com