The 1960s Tech Keeping NASA’s Voyager Probes Alive for Nearly 50 Years
Solar panels are next to useless in the outer solar system, so NASA’s Voyager probes rely on nuclear batteries—technology ...
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NASA’s Voyager Probes Lose One Instrument Each as Power Wanes
NASA’s twin Voyager probes, which launched in 1977, are the longest-running missions to send data home. But as their power ...
Days Numbered For Voyager Probes As NASA Shuts Off Instruments To Prolong Life
No human-made objects have traveled further into the final frontier than Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, but both probes are ...
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NASA squeezes more life from 47-year-old Voyager probes
Each probe is powered by three radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) fueled by decaying plutonium-238. The RTG arrays offered Voyager 1 and 2 about 470 watts at 30 volts when they first ...
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The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in interstellar space
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NASA's twin Voyager probes are shutting down some instruments to conserve power
One of the biggest successes that we've had over the years is that of the Voyager probes, with Voyager One being of special note. Allow us to show you Voyager One Earth farthest spacecraft.
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The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in interstellar space
NASA’s twin Voyager probes, which launched 47 years ago, are shutting off some science instruments in an effort to conserve power and keep their storied missions going. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 ...