Still kickin' since the '70s: NASA's Voyager mission keeps exploring
NASA's Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it's making history as it conducts new science. But how are two ...
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The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Neptune
Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space telescopes ...
NASA’s Voyager 1 jumpstarts radio transmitter unused since 1981 to ‘phone home’ from 15.4 billion miles into space
The 47-year-old NASA Voyager 1 fell back on a radio transmitter it hadn’t used since 1981 to ping home base after a technical ...
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NASA receives message from interstellar spacecraft explorer 15 billion miles away
NASA has received a message from an interstellar explorer located more than 15 billion miles away from Earth after it failed ...
NASA spacecraft launched 47 years ago suddenly goes silent 15 billion miles from Earth, then scientists have an idea
Voyager 1 is now in interstellar space and if anyone ever finds it they will discover a gold disc including 117 images, human ...
NASA's Voyager finally phoned home with a device unused since 1981
NASA's farthest spacecraft, Voyager 1, is running low on power but carries on its journey through interstellar space. Credit: ...
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Voyager 1 is forced to rely on its low power radio
Voyager 1 was launched waaaaaay back in 1977. I would have been 4 years old then! It’s an incredible achievement that ...
Lost for almost 50 years, Nasa reconnects with Voyager 1 spacecraft 15 billion miles away
NASA has re-established contact with 47-year-old Voyager 1 after years of silence. The spacecraft's fault protection system ...
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NASA Spacecraft Phones Home With Transmitter It Hasn't Used In Last 47 Years
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has activated an S-band transmitter due to a communication blackout caused by a technical issue.
NASA’s Voyager Shuts Down Plasma Sensor After 47 Years of Discovery
After 47 years and 15 billion miles, the Plasma Science Experiment aboard NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft has been turned off. NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft were originally designed for a four-year ...
15 Billion Miles Away, NASA's Voyager 1 Comes Back To Life Using 1981 Tech
Voyager 1 has two radio transmitters. NASA's 47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft recently established contact with Earth after a ...