Still kickin' since the '70s: NASA's Voyager mission keeps exploring
NASA's Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it's making history as it conducts new science. But how are two ...
NASA reconnects with interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft using technology not used in decades
NASA reconnected with Voyager 1, which is located nearly 15 billion miles away from Earth, after a brief pause that triggered ...
NASA is now talking to Voyager 1 with a radio that hasn’t been used since 1981
NASA can’t catch a break when it comes to Voyager 1, apparently. That’s because the US space agency has now revealed that ...
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Voyager 1 shocks NASA by communicating with a radio system not used since 1981
Voyager 1 switched to a very old backup radio transmitter, not used since 1981, restoring NASA’s contact amid communication ...
NASA’s Voyager Shuts Down Plasma Sensor After 47 Years of Discovery
After 47 years and 15 billion miles, the Plasma Science Experiment aboard NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft has been turned off. NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft were originally designed for a four-year ...
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NASA receives message from interstellar spacecraft explorer 15 billion miles away
NASA has received a message from an interstellar explorer located more than 15 billion miles away from Earth after it failed ...
NASA's Voyager 2 Finds Clues of Ancient Ocean on Uranus' Moon Miranda
New insights from Voyager 2 suggest Uranus' moon Miranda may have housed a deep ocean, shaping its unique features.
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The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Neptune
Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space telescopes ...
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Voyager 1 is alive: NASA spacecraft reawakens 15 billion miles away from Earth
On October 16th, Voyager 1's fault protection system kicked in, a safety measure designed to preserve the spacecraft's ...
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NASA’s Voyager 1 Successfully Revives Antique Transmitter Last Used in 1981 to Prolong its Historic Mission
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is reviving technology abandoned four decades ago to help keep its groundbreaking space ...