NASA has shut down a science instrument on the iconic Voyager 1 probe, the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space.

After nearly 50 years in space, the two Voyager spacecraft are very low on nuclear power. Voyager 1 just shut off another ...

On April 17, 2026, NASA sent a command to Voyager 1 that took nearly 23 hours to arrive. When it did, the spacecraft’s Low ...

NASA shut down Voyager 1's charged particles instrument to save dwindling power, as the interstellar spacecraft loses about 4 ...

“While shutting down a science instrument is not anybody’s preference, it is the best option available,” said Kareem ...

NASA engineers have shut down another instrument on Voyager 1 to preserve the power of the most distant spacecraft ever sent ...

NASA has made the difficult decision to shut off another instrument on Voyager 1. Here's what's next for the furthest manmade ...

NASA's Voyager 1 was launched almost 49 years ago and is still actively travelling through deep space, currently over 15 ...

This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission ...

NASA engineers are working to keep the Voyager mission alive as it cruises through interstellar space, opting to shut down ...

Nasa is rushing to find a solution to prevent its first interstellar spacecraft from running out of power. Voyager 1, which ...

The spacecraft is nuclear-powered: it uses a radioisotope thermoelectric generator. Decaying plutonium produces heat, and ...