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NASA Extends Voyager's Journey Through the Cosmos By Powering Off 2 Scientific Instruments
To help them conserve energy, mission operators at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) are shutting off one ...
NASA squeezes more life from 47-year-old Voyager probes
However, NASA isn’t ready to say goodbye just yet, and is taking measures to get as much life out of the pair as possible. On ...
NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power
NEW YORK (AP) — NASA is switching off two science instruments on its long-running twin Voyager spacecraft to save power. The ...
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NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, can continue exploring space beyond the limits of the solar system. To save energy for further interstellar exploration, mission engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...
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NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power
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 ...
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NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power
Voyager 1 discovered a thin ring around Jupiter and several of Saturn’s moons, and Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to visit Uranus and Neptune. Each spacecraft still has three instruments apiec ...