"It was so stunning to not just see the auroras, but the detail and clarity of the signature really shocked me." ...

This wider view of the Uranian system with Webb’s NIRCam instrument features the planet Uranus as well as six of its 27 known moons (most of which are too small and faint to be seen in this short ...

Solar panels are next to useless in the outer solar system, so NASA’s Voyager probes rely on nuclear batteries—technology ...

How do we power missions in the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond? The solution, developed in the '60s, can last ...

Pictures may enliven us, but other data, such as information about magnetic fields, add a huge amount to our understanding of ...

The space agency said Wednesday an instrument on Voyager 2 that measures charged particles and cosmic rays will shut off later this month. Last week, NASA powered down an instrument on Voyager 1 ...

Each spacecraft launched with ten scientific instruments ... the first president to reach their 100th birthday. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are still exploring the unknown.

are shutting off some science instruments in an effort to conserve power and keep their storied missions going. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are both exploring uncharted territory in interstellar space.

To help them conserve energy, mission operators at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) are shutting off one scientific instrument on Voyager 1 and another on Voyager 2. The move will buy ...