The Voyager 1 spacecraft is functioning normally again after the aging probe’s dwindling power supply triggered a communications blackout. It’s one of several challenges faced by the ...

More science instruments are being shut down on the Voyager probes as engineers attempt to eke out the power and keep them ...

Voyager 2, launched in 1977, remains the only spacecraft to have visited Uranus and Neptune. It is now more than 12 billion miles from Earth. Its twin, Voyager 1, is even farther out, traveling ...

Now 47 years old, Voyager 1 is 15.4 billion miles (24.9 billion kilometers) from Earth, a distance that grows greater with every passing second.With the power supply from its decaying plutonium ...

NASA engineers have turned off one of Voyager 2's science instruments due to dwindling power supplies on the spacecraft as it explores interstellar space. Voyager 2 launched into space on Aug. 20 ...

Now, NASA has initiated a new power plan to help give Voyager 2 even more time to explore space. Originally launched in 1977, Voyager 2 has been making its way through space for over 40 years now.

NASA said it believes Voyager 2 has enough power to continue exploring interstellar space with at least one functional instrument into the 2030s. The craft loses about four watts of power each ...

Although this provided Voyager 1 and 2 with about 470 W at 30 volts when they launched in 1977, the plutonium’s 87.74-year half-life means they have annually lost roughly 0.79-percent their power.

The Voyager 1 spacecraft is functioning normally again after the aging probe’s dwindling power supply triggered a communications blackout. It’s one of several challenges faced by the ...

NASA has turned off one of Voyager 2's science instruments as power conservation becomes crucial for the interstellar exploring spacecraft located 12.8 billion miles from home.