What human-made object is the farthest from Earth?
Voyager 1 was responsible for one of the most iconic space photos in the history of the space program. In 1990, while still ...
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NASA's Voyager 1 completed tricky thruster swap at 38,000 mph to stay in touch with Earth
Traveling at 38,000 miles per hour, Voyager 1 is currently 15 billion miles away from Earth in interstellar space. Nearly 50 ...
47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades
Engineers have mitigated an issue with Voyager 1’s thrusters, enabling the mission to stay in touch with mission controllers on Earth and send back unique data.
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NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space
NASA's most distant spacecraft had a critical thruster problem far from home. Fixing it required a long-distance call to overcome extreme cold and dwindling power.
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Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope?
Using a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, it might be possible to use the sun as a gigantic telescope to peer deep ...
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Voyager 1 Team Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap
The spacecraft uses its thrusters to stay pointed at Earth, but after 47 years in space some of the fuel tubes have become ...
As spacecraft zooms to Venus, it peers back at humble Earth and the moon
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft, barreling through our solar system, recently used Earth's gravity to ...
Turbulent skies of Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ align with a scientific theory, study finds
A new study suggests Vincent van Gogh showed a deep, intuitive understanding of the mathematical structure of turbulence in ...
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The Innovative Approach That Helped NASA Engineers Fix Voyager 1 From 15 Billion Miles Away
Fixing a Problems Billions of Miles Away in Space In the second half of 1977, NASA launched two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and ...
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Voyager 1 team accomplishes tricky thruster swap from 15 billion miles away
NASA's Voyager 1 faces age-related thruster issues due to clogging. Engineers switch to backup thrusters to keep Voyager operational.
Tiny rainforest lizards leap into water and don’t come up when expected. Scientists now know why
This week, meet a “scuba-diving” lizard, marvel at a spacecraft’s longevity, explore hidden physics in a painting, unravel ...
Marvel At This NASA Rover Image Of Earth And Mars Moon Phobos
A Mars scientist shares the inside story of the NASA Curiosity rover's poignant first photo of Earth and Mars moon Phobos ...