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 ...
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The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in interstellar space
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, originally designed to fly by the largest planets in our solar system, are now the most distant objects made by humans. Voyager 1 is more than 15 billion miles (25 billion ...
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Changing seasons on Uranus tracked across 20 years by Hubble Space Telescope
An analysis of two decades of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has provided fresh insights into the complex ...
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NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, can continue exploring space beyond the limits of the solar system. To save energy for further ...
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NASA Shuts Off Voyager Science Instrument, More Power Cuts Ahead to Keep Both Probes Going
Those instruments, however, were turned off as soon as both spacecraft completed their exploration of the solar system’s planets. Voyager 1 reached the beginning of interstellar space in 2012 ...
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The 1960s Tech Keeping NASA’s Voyager Probes Alive for Nearly 50 Years
New Horizons is traveling out of the solar system, where its RTGs will provide power where solar panels could not. However, ...
Astronomers finally spotted auroras on Neptune
Astronomers finally spotted evidence of auroras on Neptune after years of searching, raising new questions about the planet.
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NASA works to extend Voyager spacecraft mission again: 'Every day could be our last'
Voyager 1 and 2 launched in 1977 on a grand tour of the solar system, making flybys of all our planets – just not Pluto, which was still classified as a planet at the time. After successfully ...
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NASA powers down two Voyager science instruments to extend mission life
Scheduled for deactivation later this month, Voyager 2's low-energy charged particle instrument measures the various ions, electrons, and cosmic rays originating from our solar system and galaxy.
Webb Telescope Captures Neptune’s Long-Hidden Auroras in Stunning Detail
Long-Sought Auroral Glow Finally Emerges Under Webb’s Powerful Gaze Neptune lies in the cold, dark reaches of the outer edges ...