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Voyager 2 science experiment shut down to preserve power
Voyager 2, headed into interstellar space 13 billion miles from Earth, is running low on power. To conserve it, the NASA team ...
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The 47-year-old Voyager probes are exploring interstellar space. Dwindling power could end their journey
An enduring mystique surrounds the Voyager 1 and 2 probes. Launched two weeks apart ... still exploring the uncharted territory of interstellar space. And it’s not just their longevity that ...
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Voyager 2
The PLS was instrumental in determining in 2018 that Voyager 2 had in fact left the heliosphere and entered interstellar space. The PLS on Voyager 1 had already broken down in 1980 and was turned ...
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Why NASA’s Interstellar Mission Almost Didn’t Happen
Launched 40 years ago, the Voyager space probes are on a grand ... the designated boundary between the solar system and interstellar space, are expected to fall silent around 2030, when the ...
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Voyager 2’s Plasma Spectrometer Turned Off In Power-Saving Measure
The PLS was instrumental in determining in 2018 that Voyager 2 had in fact left the heliosphere and entered interstellar space. The PLS on Voyager 1 had already broken down in 1980 and was turned ...
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NASA’s Aging Voyager 1 Experiences Glitch In Interstellar Space
It’s now spent 46 years in space, making Voyager 1 and its twin Voyager 2 the longest-operating spacecraft in history. Both explorers are sending back valuable data on their interstellar ...
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Voyagers carry Jimmy Carter's message of hope across the cosmos
Voyager 1 left the heliosphere and reached interstellar space in August 2012 and is 15.5 billion miles away, and Voyager 2 − traveling slower and in a different direction − did the same in ...
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NASA Voyager 1 Making Sense Again After Glitch In Interstellar Space
NASA has turned off some of the probe’s instruments as it has aged, but it can still collect data on interstellar space. The spacecraft and its twin Voyager 2 launched in 1977 with the goal of ...
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On this date: Voyager 2 begins transmitting data from Uranus
On this date, Jan. 24, 1986, Voyager 2 began beaming images from Uranus, giving scientists unprecedented data and insights about the solar system’s seventh planet. Information from the probe ...