Here’s why NASA engineers are switching off instruments on Voyager space probes
Launched in , Voyager and have ventured into interstellar space, becoming the farthest human-made objects from Earth, thanks ...
Nasa tries to give new lease of life to Voyager missions that have outlived their life-expectancy
The space agency said Wednesday that a sensor on Voyager 2 that analyses charged particles and cosmic rays would be turned ...
NASA makes tough call: Shuts down Voyager instruments to keep spacecraft alive longer
NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft are undergoing power-saving measures, shutting down instruments to extend their journey into interstellar space and continue sending valuable data back to Earth.
‘Every day it could their last’: NASA powers down Voyager probe to stay alive
NASA powers down Voyager probes to save power. Instruments shut off to extend life, as the trailblazing spacecraft push the ...
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NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power
Last week, NASA powered down an instrument on Voyager 1 designed to study cosmic rays. The energy-saving moves were necessary to extend their missions, Voyager project manager Suzanne Dodd at the ...
Space Waltz: ESA to put Strauss among the stars on his 200th birthday
The Waltz King's Blue Danube was left out of the 'Golden Records' attached to the Voyager probes in the 1970s. The city of ...