An enduring mystique surrounds the Voyager 1 and 2 probes. Launched two weeks apart in 1977, the twin probes changed the way we see our solar system, sending back stunningly detailed views of Jupiter, ...
NASA's twin Voyager probes are coming up on half a century in action, and as a result, their power supplies are dwindling. To help them conserve energy, mission operators at the agency's Jet ...
On Aug. 20, 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets. Despite its name, this was the first of two Voyager missions NASA launched that year. Thanks to a ...
Engineers with NASA have announced they will be disabling two science instruments aboard the iconic Voyager probes in the ...
For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. NASA’s Voyager 2 probe now has exited the heliosphere – the protective bubble of particles and magnetic ...
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