National Geographic USA - August 2017

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DEEP IN SPACE, TWO INTREPID TRAVELERS TURN 40 Launched in August and September 1977, NASAís twin Voyager spacecraft have opened ...

CURRENT DISTANCEFROM THE SUN Billions of miles 10.6 Sun The prospect of a “grand tour” of the outer planets emerged in 1965 from ...

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| EXPLORE | SPACE To see the total eclipse of 1937, an American expedi- tion set up camp on barren Canton Island. The teamís pre ...

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36 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC • AUGUST 2017 The members of the young crew explained their plans to blast the device into space aboard a ...

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