UPDATE: On Aug. 4, NASA confirmed that the agency has reestablished full communications with the Voyager 2 probe, after a nail-biting two weeks of radio darkness. After detecting a "heartbeat" signal ...

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Launched in 1977, the Voyager 1 and 2 space probes have been operating non-stop for over 45 years, making their way from Earth to our solar system’s outer planets and beyond. Courtesy of the ...

NASA's Voyager 2 is getting an energy boost that will help keep its science instruments running until 2026 and perhaps beyond. This is all made possible by a rather simple hack on NASA's part. Widely ...