The decision comes as the Voyager spacecraft face diminishing power supplies due to the gradual decay of their radioactive ...

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., Science News - Times Now ...

Nasa plans to shut down another instrument on Voyager 2 to conserve power, following a similar action on Voyager 1. This step aims to extend the life of the nearly 47-year-old spacecraft, now in ...

Voyager 1 is known for discovering a thin ring around Jupiter and several of Saturn's moons, while Voyager 2 holds the distinction of being the only spacecraft to visit Uranus and Neptune.

Voyager 1 and 2 have surprised us all with their longevity ... Voyager 2 captured this image of Jupiter and Io when it was 24 million km away. (NASA/JPL) Voyager 2's MAG instrument measured the ...

When Voyager 1 and 2 lifted off from what was then Cape Canaveral ... five years – giving them a comfortable time frame to visit Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. However, the two nuclear ...

What can a sample return mission from Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io, teach scientists about planetary and satellite (moon) formation and evolution? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th ...

Voyager 2 launched first; three weeks later Voyager 1 followed suit and zipped ahead. Voyager 1 flew past Jupiter in 1979 and past Saturn and its largest moon, Titan, in 1980. Voyager 2 followed ...