Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the sun's light can feel on Earth.

following a similar action on Voyager 1. This step aims to extend the life of the nearly 47-year-old spacecraft, now in interstellar space. Despite some shutdowns, both Voyagers continue to gather ...

The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in interstellar space, but their mission in interstellar ...

NASA is switching off two science instruments on its long-running twin Voyager spacecraft to save power. The space agency ...

PASADENA, Calif. – NASA says it has reestablished communication with its Voyager 1 spacecraft after a brief outage from more than 15 billion miles away from Earth. The spacecraft, launched from ...

Spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have travelled to places in space where no other human-made objects have gone before, but their lives will end soon. The engineers at the US space agency, National ...

Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are both exploring uncharted territory in interstellar space.Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, sent a command for Voyager 1 to power ...

Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are both exploring uncharted territory in interstellar space. Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, sent a command for Voyager 1 to power ...

So, we’re pulling out all the stops, doing what we can to make sure Voyagers 1 and 2 continue their trailblazing for the maximum time possible." After successfully completing each half of their tours, ...

Powerful jets and radiation winds from two protostars are slamming into the nebulosity around them, sculpting the nebula.

Saying farewell is hard, and in the case of the Voyager 1 & 2 spacecraft doubly so, seeing as how they have been with us for more than 47 years. From the highs of the 1970s and 1980s during their ...

NASA is shutting down a science instrument on Voyager 2 to conserve power and sustain the 47-year-old spacecraft’s mission in deep space. Launched in 1977, both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were tasked ...