Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune as seen by Voyager 1 on Valentine’s Day in 1990 (NASA)
On February 14, 1990, after nearly 13 years of travel through the outer Solar System, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft crossed the orbit of Pluto and turned its camera around, capturing photos of the planets as seen from that vast distance. It was a family portrait taken from over 4.4 billion kilometers away — the ultimate space Valentine.
Who says astronomy isn’t romantic?
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