Going where no spacecraft has gone before: NASA shuts down cosmic ray instrument on Voyager 2
The decision comes as the Voyager spacecraft face diminishing power supplies due to the gradual decay of their radioactive ...
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The 1960s Tech Keeping NASA’s Voyager Probes Alive for Nearly 50 Years
However, no missions capture the power of RTGs quite like the Voyager missions. NASA launched the twin spacecraft Voyager 1 ...
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The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in interstellar space
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NASA's historic Voyager spacecraft shut down to save power
Space technology is always one step ahead. With the rapid advances in this sector, drastic decisions have to be made with ...
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NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'
NASA engineers are turning off two instruments to ensure that the twin spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, can continue exploring space beyond the limits of the solar system. To save energy for ...
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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
But over time, the probes’ power supply has gradually diminished. The Voyager spacecraft rely on electricity generated from the heat of decaying plutonium, and both are losing an estimated 4 ...
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NASA’s Voyager Probes Lose One Instrument Each as Power Wanes
Scientists have announced that they will turn off one additional instrument on each spacecraft to conserve energy. The twin Voyager probes launched in 1977 to take advantage of a once-in-176-year ...
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The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in 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 ...