KINGSTON, R.I., Nov. 2 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news release:
KINGSTON, R.I. - Nov. 2, 2026 - Nearly a half century ago, NASA broke ground by reaching for the stars and beyond with its first Voyager missions when Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched to explore Jupiter and Saturn. Since then, the two spacecraft have become the furthest-traveling, human-made objects in history, crossing the edge of the solar system and into interstellar space.
Jamie Sue Rankin, deputy project scientist for NASA's Voyager mission, knows all about the science of interstellar exploration from the vantage point of the Voyager spacecrafts. She will visit the University of Rhode Island on Tuesday, Nov. 10, to delve into the history ...