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Family, fellow astronauts to celebrate life of moon voyager Al Worden
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
An Apollo astronaut who set a record for social distancing is being remembered for the close relationships he made in life.
Old gas blob from Uranus found in vintage Voyager 2 data
By Meghan Bartels published
Buried inside data Voyager 2 gathered at Uranus more than 30 years ago is the signature of a massive bubble that may have stolen a blob of the planet's gassy atmosphere.
Voyager 2 is gathering science data again after recovering from a glitch in interstellar space
By Meghan Bartels published
All five remaining instruments on NASA's venerable Voyager 2 spacecraft are back to gathering science data after power overuse in late January interrupted the probe's operations.
Pale Blue Dot at 30: Voyager 1's iconic photo of Earth from space reveals our place in the universe
By Mike Wall published
The photo shows Earth as it truly is — a lonely outpost of life in an incomprehensibly vast cosmos.
Voyager 2 just missed a spin in interstellar space. But it should be fine, NASA says.
By Meghan Bartels published
NASA's venerable Voyager 2 spacecraft is recovering from a glitch, but engineers are confident that the probe will be back to normal science operations soon, the agency said.
NASA's Voyager Spacecraft May Have 5 Years Left to Explore Interstellar Space
By Meghan Bartels last updated
The twin Voyager probes are the ultimate spaceflight overachievers, but everyone knows their run can't last forever.
NASA's Voyager Missions Were Amazing. Now Scientists Want a True Interstellar Probe
By Elizabeth Howell published
Humanity should consider building an interstellar probe to see our neighborhood from an outside point of view, argued several scientists at a recent conference.
At Solar System's Edge, NASA's Voyager 2 Probe Copes with Reduced Power
By Meghan Bartels published
It's a tiny bit colder in the outer reaches of the solar system, beyond the bubble of the sun's influence, where NASA's Voyager probes are in their fifth decade of speeding away from Earth.
Voyager 2 Transformed Our Ideas of Jupiter's Moons 40 Years Ago
By Elizabeth Howell published
It was 40 years ago today that a NASA spacecraft revealed strong evidence that an icy moon of Jupiter may be able to host life.
NASA's Voyager and Pioneer Probes Launched Decades Ago and Are Still Out There. Here's Where They'll End Up.
By Chelsea Gohd published
Scientists have predicted the future of NASA spacecraft that launched decades ago, pinpointing the close encounters they will have, even after the craft are no longer functional.
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