45 years ago, NASA's Voyager spacecraft flew past Jupiter. See how the iconic video compares to photos of the planet today.

Sat, 02/24/2024 - 09:17

Side by side of jupiter — Jupiter as seen by Voyager 1 (left) is far less detailed than this enhanced imaged of Jupiter captured by Juno.
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NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft flew past Jupiter 45 years ago, capturing iconic footage.
The Voyager probe's movie of Jupiter made history, revealing the planet like never before.
See how those images compare to Jupiter pictures from NASA's Juno mission today.

Voyager was one of NASA's most ambitious missions, and Jupiter is arguably our solar system's most beautiful planet. So when the two met for the first time, it was history — and art — in the making.