Voyager-2

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

Engineers attempt to fix a computer glitch on Voyager 1

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Engineers attempt to fix a computer glitch on Voyager 1

Last November, the Voyager 1 spacecraft began sending gibberish radio signals back to Earth. Engineers have now identified the problem, but trying to repair a 46-year-old device on a craft 24 billion kilometres from Earth is not easy. Voyager 1 and its twin Voyager 2 were both launched in 1977 on a reconnaissance mission to … Read more