The decision comes as the Voyager spacecraft face diminishing power supplies due to the gradual decay of their radioactive ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) NASA has powered down certain instruments on the Voyager spacecraft to extend their operational life. Voyager 1's cosmic ray subsystem and Voyager 2's low-energy ...

Space technology is always one step ahead. With the rapid advances in this sector, drastic decisions have to be made with ...

NASA engineers are turning off two instruments to ensure that the twin spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, can continue exploring space beyond the limits of the solar system. To save energy for ...

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Credit: NASA/Robert Lea (created with Canva) NASA engineers are turning off two instruments to ensure that the twin spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, can continue exploring space beyond the ...

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Scientists will have observations from one less instrument on each spacecraft moving forward, however, NASA officials announced on March 5. Mission managers turned off Voyager 1’s cosmic ray ...