Going where no spacecraft has gone before: NASA shuts down cosmic ray instrument on Voyager 2
The decision comes as the Voyager spacecraft face diminishing power supplies due to the gradual decay of their radioactive ...
CNN26d
The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in interstellar space
The motor was tested to 500,000 steps on Earth, which guaranteed it would operate through Voyager 2’s flyby of Saturn in August 1980. Once it has shut off, the motor will have completed more ...
WKRG11d
Saturn’s rings to ‘vanish’ this weekend: What to know
An enhanced colour image of Saturn’?’s rings, as seen by the Voyager 2 spacecraft ... rings will “remain very thin” to our eyes. REAL ID: What is it, and why do you need one in May?
Phys.org27d
NASA powers down two Voyager science instruments to extend mission life
The motor was tested to 500,000 steps—enough to guarantee continuous operation through the mission's encounters with Saturn, which occurred in August 1980 for Voyager 2. By the time it is ...
Dayton Daily News27d
NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power
Voyager 1 discovered a thin ring around Jupiter and several of Saturn’s moons, and Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to visit Uranus and Neptune. Each spacecraft still has three instruments ...
WTHR27d
NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power
Voyager 1 discovered a thin ring around Jupiter and several of Saturn’s moons, and Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to visit Uranus and Neptune. Each spacecraft still has three instruments apiece to ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat27d
NASA powers down 2 instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power
Voyager 1 discovered a thin ring around Jupiter and several of Saturn’s moons, and Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to visit Uranus and Neptune. Each spacecraft still has three instruments ...