Flybys

/ˈflaɪbaɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of flyby; multiple quick visits or casual encounters, or multiple spacecraft passages near astronomical objects.

Etymology

Plural of 'flyby', referring to multiple instances of rapid passes in either social or astronomical contexts.

Kelly Says

The 1980s were the decade of great planetary flybys—Voyager spacecraft zipped past Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, and we saw these worlds for the first time in one incredible decade.

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