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NASA Shuts Down Major Voyager Instruments, But for Good Reason
It's not just the length of time the probes have been on duty that impresses space enthusiasts. Voyager 1 is over 15 ...
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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. However, both space probes are reaching the end of their service lives. NASA announced that ...
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The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in interstellar space
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA’s twin ...
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NASA tweaks Voyager probes to help them hit a half century of service
They were also the first two probes to leave our solar system and the first to explore interstellar space. Voyager Trajectory Not to mention that they are the oldest active spacecraft (not ...
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NASA’s Voyager Probes Lose One Instrument Each as Power Wanes
The twin Voyager probes launched in 1977 to take advantage of a once-in-176-year alignment of the outer planets. That task wrapped up within a little more than a decade, but still the spacecraft ...
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The 1960s Tech Keeping NASA’s Voyager Probes Alive for Nearly 50 Years
Each craft was equipped with three RTGs, providing a total of 470 watts of power at launch. It has been almost 50 years since ...
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NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'
This was because the Voyager twins had both completed their investigation of the solar system's giant planets, which boosted the longevity of both probes. To conserve this power, NASA operators ...
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The Voyager probes are shutting off instruments so they have enough power to explore interstellar space
(CNN) — 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 ...
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The Voyager probes are shutting off instruments so they have enough power to explore interstellar space
(CNN) — 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 ...