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Watch How NASA Sends Communicates With Voyager 2

NASA’s Webb telescope gets a never-before-seen look at how moons form on exoplanets Sham marriages, elder 'exploitation,' ...
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Voyager 2 is the only craft to visit Uranus. Its findings may have misled us for 40 years.

A lone spacecraft's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years. The strange, sideways-rotating planet – the third largest in our solar ...
CNN

New Uranus research suggests what’s known about the planet could be wrong

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When the Voyager 2 ...
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NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles

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, ...
Newsweek

Where Are NASA’s Voyagers Now and What Happens to Them Next?

It's been more than 47 years since NASA sent two historic space probes—Voyager 1 and 2—out into the universe, and, against all odds, they're still going. Their journeys have been nothing short of ...
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Voyager 2 Measured a Rare Anomaly When It Flew Past Uranus, Skewing Our Knowledge of the Planet for 40 Years, Study Suggests

In 1986, Voyager 2 took this image of Uranus during its flyby. NASA / JPL-Caltech In 1986, when NASA’s Voyager 2 flew by the mysterious Uranus, it gave scientists their first close-up peek into the ...
Newsweek

NASA Turns Off Instrument on Spacecraft Due to Shrinking Power Supply

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) announced this week that it was turning off an instrument on one of its spacecraft in an effort to conserve power. On Tuesday, NASA said it shut ...
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NASA is shutting down parts of Voyager 1 and 2 to extend their lifespan

Nearly 50 years after they were first launched, Voyager 1 and 2 are still traveling around interstellar space — though they've faced some setbacks over the years. Now, NASA has announced that the twin ...
CNN

Voyager 2 shuts down science experiment as power stores dwindle

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The NASA team ...
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NASA switches off a scientific instrument on Voyager 2 to extend spacecraft’s lifespan

NEW YORK (AP) — To save power, NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft. The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2’s plasma science instrument — ...
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Voyager 2’s Plasma Spectrometer Turned Off In Power-Saving Measure

The Voyager 2 spacecraft’s energy budget keeps dropping by about 4 Watt/year, as the plutonium in its nuclear power source is steadily dropping as the isotope decays. With 4 Watt of power less to use ...
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NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles

Power conservation is crucial for interstellar exploring spacecraft, which is 12.8 billion miles from home. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...