After more than forty-six years all of us are likely to feel the wear of time, and Voyager 1 is no different. Following months of harrowing troubleshooting as the far-flung spacecraft stopped ...

Voyager 1 has been operating far beyond its original design life. Its instruments now function at temperatures lower than intended, as its decaying plutonium power source struggles to keep the ...

The incident underscores both the resilience of the mission’s design and the challenges of maintaining communication over such vast distances. By Sadie Watkins Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 and ...

Ones and zeros. That’s the love language of computers. It’s how NASA’s long-lived Voyager 1 spacecraft communicates with its team back on Earth. Voyager 1 is still talking to NASA ...

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft—currently cruising in interstellar space—got in touch on April 20 with usable data on its health and status. That’s a triumph after a glitch in November caused ...