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NASA Shuts Down Voyager 2’s Plasma Instrument as Dwindling Power Threatens Mission
Despite these limitations, the Voyager mission remains one of NASA's most significant achievements. Since their launch in 1977, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have revolutionized our understanding of the ...
NASA powers down Voyager 2 plasma instrument to extend mission
Mission engineers at NASA have turned off the plasma science instrument aboard the Voyager 2 spacecraft due to the probe's ...
10 stunning images of 4 giant outer planets by NASA
NASA’s Voyager mission completed humankind’s first close-up exploration of the four giant outer planets of our solar system.
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‘Hidden Oceans’: NASA’s Voyager 2 discovers potential for life on Uranus’ moons
Recent analysis suggests that Uranus and its five largest moons might not be as cold and lifeless as once believed. Instead, these moons could harbor hidden oceans, with conditions potentially ...
On this date: Voyager 2 begins transmitting data from Uranus
On this date, Jan. 24, 1986, Voyager 2 began beaming images from Uranus, giving scientists unprecedented data and insights ...
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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 ...
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Solar wind squashed Uranus’s magnetosphere during Voyager 2 flyby
Voyager 2 reached Uranus, the seventh planet in our solar system ... Jasinski previously worked on NASA’s MESSENGER mission to Mercury. Out of the thousands of orbits made by this spacecraft around ...