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  • Voyager 2's 1989 Neptune Flyby: New Moons & Rings Discovered
    You are likely referring to Neptune, the outermost planet in our solar system.

    Voyager 2 did indeed discover new moons and rings around Neptune during its flyby in 1989.

    * Moons: Voyager 2 discovered six new moons of Neptune: Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Naiad, Proteus, and Thalassa.

    * Rings: Voyager 2 confirmed the existence of Neptune's faint ring system, which had been previously detected by ground-based telescopes. It also revealed that the rings are actually made up of several distinct arcs.

    So yes, Voyager 2 made significant discoveries about Neptune's moons and rings in 1989.

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