Mission engineers at NASA have turned off the plasma science instrument aboard the Voyager 2 spacecraft due to the probe's ...
It took 37 hours for mission controllers to figure out if the interstellar command had worked as Voyager 2 is billions of miles away from Earth. Staff used the "highest-power transmitter" to send ...
Despite these limitations, the Voyager mission remains one of NASA's most significant achievements. Since their launch in 1977, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have revolutionized our understanding of the ...
which manages the Voyager missions. While fuller communication is not yet established, Voyager 2 is programmed to reset its orientation multiple times each year to keep its antenna pointing at Earth.
Recent analysis suggests that Uranus and its five largest moons might not be as cold and lifeless as once believed. Instead, these moons could harbor hidden oceans, with conditions potentially ...