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NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles

NASA engineers have turned off one of Voyager 2's science instruments due to dwindling power supplies on the spacecraft as it explores interstellar space. Voyager 2 launched into space on Aug. 20, ...
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New Uranus research suggests what’s known about the planet could be wrong

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When the Voyager 2 ...
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NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power

FILE - This photo provided by NASA shows the "Sounds of Earth" record being mounted on the Voyager 2 spacecraft in the Safe-1 Building at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Aug. 4, 1977. (AP Photo/NASA, ...
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Voyager 2 shuts down science experiment as power stores dwindle

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The NASA team ...
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NASA turns off another of Voyager 2’s instruments to save power

The venerable Voyager spacecrafts are now nearly 50 years old, and having headed out beyond the orbit of Pluto and into interstellar space, the pair are the most distant man-made objects in the ...
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NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles

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