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 ...
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NASA pulls another life-saving maneuver for Voyager from 15 billion miles away
Voyager 1 crossed into interstellar space in 2012, followed by Voyager 2 in 2018, making them the only spacecraft to operate ...
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NASA Saves Energy on Twin Voyager Spacecraft
The twin spacecraft launched in 1977 and are currently in interstellar space, or the space between stars. Voyager 1 ...
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Why so many spacecraft carry magnetometers
Pictures may enliven us, but other data, such as information about magnetic fields, add a huge amount to our understanding of ...
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Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
NASA launched the twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 in 1977 to take a tour of the outer solar system and then journey beyond it. Each craft was equipped with three RTGs, providing a total of ...
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NASA makes tough call: Shuts down Voyager instruments to keep spacecraft alive longer
NASA is making tough choices to keep Voyager 1 and 2 exploring. The twin spacecraft have travelled billions of miles since 1977. Now, engineers are shutting down instruments to save power.
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‘Every day it could their last’: NASA powers down Voyager probe to stay alive
“These spacecraft are deep space rockstars,” says NASA’s Suzanne Dodd, but without powering down instruments, they’d only have months left to live. Voyager 1’s cosmic ray ...
Science: Immune system discovery, Voyager longevity
Science correspondent Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to talk about a new part of the immune system that's been discovered and how it could be a goldmine of potential antibiotics. NASA has switched off ...