When NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft sailed past Jupiter in 1979, it recorded a stunning and unusual phenomenon—plasma waves as it crossed the planet’s bow shock. This haunting sound, captured ...

In 1974, Pioneer 10 and 11, the first probes to encounter Jupiter, also met with the bow shock. During their encounter, it was at its largest. When it was Voyager 1’s turn in 1979, the mission ...

Voyager 1 is first launched in 1977 and extended beyond it-all expectations to become the first man-made object into space. It has so far made the most sensational discoveries-from intricate details ...

NASA revived roll thrusters on the 47-year-old Voyager 1 that were thought to be dead for two decades. According to the space agency, scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA, located ...