The probe launched almost 50 years ago and is the farthest human-made object from Earth. Shutting down one of its scientific ...

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The farthest spacecraft from Earth has shut down another instrument in the hopes of buying time for an upgrade that could ...

“While shutting down a science instrument is not anybody’s preference, it is the best option available,” said Kareem ...

NASA has made the difficult decision to shut off another instrument on Voyager 1. Here's what's next for the furthest manmade ...

NASA has shut down a science instrument on the iconic Voyager 1 probe, the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space.

Nearly four decades after Voyager 2 skimmed past Uranus, a fresh look at its measurements is reshaping what scientists thought they knew about the ice giant’s strange magnetic environment. By ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. May 23, 2024, 11:53am EDT An illustration shows a Voyager spacecraft in ...

NASA’s Voyager 2 probe, currently on a journey toward interstellar space, has detected an increase in cosmic rays that originate outside our solar system. Launched in 1977, Voyager 2 is a little less ...

A lone spacecraft's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years. The strange, sideways-rotating planet – the third largest in our solar ...