Auxiliary Power NASA engineers have pulled off an incredible feat, switching the agency's ancient Voyager 1 probe to a ...

Engineers needed to swap out the clogged thrusters on the spacecraft as it continues its journey through interstellar space.

NASA's Voyager 1 faces age-related thruster issues due to clogging. Engineers switch to backup thrusters to keep Voyager operational.

Voyager 1 spent the last 47 years hurtling in a straight line away from Earth, exploring the deepest reaches of space that ...

Voyager 1 spent the last 47 years hurtling in a straight ... NASA explained in a statement: But the spacecraft’s age has introduced new challenges, primarily related to power supply and temperature.

NASA's Voyager 1 team tackled complex challenges by successfully switching to backup thrusters after the primary ones became clogged with silicon dioxide. The spacecraft uses its thrusters to stay ...

However, as with so many challenges the Voyager team has faced, this presented a puzzle: The spacecraft's power supply is so low that turning on non-essential heaters would require the mission to ...

After nearly 50 years in space, Voyager 1, the farthest human-made object, continues its journey through interstellar space.