interstellar space

Nasa switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power

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Nasa switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power

This photo provided by NASA shows the “Sounds of Earth” record being mounted on the Voyager 2 spacecraft in the Safe-1 Building at the Kennedy Space Center (Pic credit: AP) To save power, Nasa has switched off another scientific instrument on its long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft. The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2’s plasma … Read more

Voyager 1, first craft in interstellar space, may have gone dark

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Voyager 1, first craft in interstellar space, may have gone dark

When Voyager 1 launched in 1977, scientists hoped it could do what it was built to do and take up-close images of Jupiter and Saturn. It did that — and much more. Voyager 1 discovered active volcanoes, moons and planetary rings, proving along the way that Earth and all of humanity could be squished into … Read more