Voyager 2 spacecraft flew closely past distant Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, in January 1986.
At its closest, the spacecraft came within 81,500 kilometers (50,600 miles) of Uranus's cloudtops on Jan. 24, 1986.
Voyager 2 radioed thousands of images and voluminous amounts of other scientific data on the planet, its moons, rings, atmosphere, interior and the magnetic environment surrounding Uranus.
Since launch on Aug. 20, 1977, Voyager 2's itinerary has taken the spacecraft to Jupiter in July 1979, Saturn in August 1981, and then Uranus. Voyager 2's next encounter was with Neptune in August 1989. Both Voyager 2 and its twin, Voyager 1, will eventually leave our solar system and enter interstellar space.
Voyager 2's images of the five largest moons around Uranus revealed complex surfaces indicative of varying geologic pasts. The cameras also detected 11 previously unseen moons. Several instruments studied the ring system, uncovering the fine detail of the previously known rings and two newly detected rings. Voyager data showed that the planet's rate of rotation is 17 hours, 14 minutes. The spacecraft also found a Uranian magnetic field that is both large and unusual. In addition, the temperature of the equatorial region, which receives less sunlight over a Uranian year, is nevertheless about the same as that at the poles.

Source: JPL/NASA

Je+ (March 2023)

Uranus

Uranus EP

Je+ · Uranus · EP · 2023

The immeasurable vastness of the universe is a very abstract concept. 
I have always tried to imagine how it is organized and what its limits are. 
The human being has always been willing to embark on the unknown and, in the long Voyager journey, we have exceeded our expectations.

In these pieces I have tried to be as minimalist as possible giving meaning to some evocative sounds in each piece. Improvisation and aleatory are present in each and every one of them.

This is my small tribute to the two voyager probes that continue to furrow the cosmos towards the unknown.

"The Voyager program is an scientific program that employs two robotic probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched in 1977 to take advantage of a favorable alignment of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Although their original mission was to study only the planetary systems of Jupiter and Saturn, they both continued on to Uranus and Neptune. The Voyagers now explore the outer boundary of the heliosphere in interstellar space; their mission has been extended three times and they continue to transmit useful scientific data, and had become the first man-made object to enter interstellar space, traveling "further than anyone, or anything, in history""

Voyager

09 - Interestellar ·  (Je+suis · Voyager 2020)

08 - Heliopause ·  (Je+suis · Voyager 2020)

07 - Voyager Suite · Solar System Scape ·  (Je+suis · Voyager 2020)

06 - Saturn ·  (Je+suis · Voyager 2020)

05 - Jupiter ·  (Je+suis · Voyager 2020)

04 - Spacetime ·  (Je+suis · Voyager 2020)

03 - Titans ·  (Je+suis · Voyager 2020)

02 - Our Knowledge And Our Fears ·  (Je+suis · Voyager 2020)

01 - 1977 ·  (Je+suis · Voyager 2020)

circa 2002

"Randomness rules the Universe"

Spontaneous artistic creation is an act of liberation, a departure from the meticulous planning and deliberate execution that often characterize traditional approaches.

The beauty of spontaneous and random artistic creation lies in its ability to capture the raw essence of the moment. It transcends the confines of preconceived notions and societal expectations, offering a glimpse into the pure, unfiltered expression of the artist’s soul. It is a celebration of imperfection, an acknowledgment that beauty can arise from the unplanned and the unforeseen.

Spontaneity and randomness in artistic creation serves as a reminder of the untamed, chaotic beauty that exists both within the artist and the world they seek to capture. It is an ode to the unpredictable nature of the creative process—a testament to the alchemy that occurs when art and chance converge in a dance of sublime creation.

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