NASA has turned off one of Voyager 2's science instruments as power conservation becomes crucial for the interstellar ...
Mission engineers at NASA have turned off the plasma science instrument aboard the Voyager 2 spacecraft due to the probe's ...
The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2's plasma science instrument — designed to measure the flow of charged atoms — ...
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NASA has shut down the plasma science instrument on Voyager 2 to conserve power and keep the spacecraft running as long as ...
Voyager 2 launched in 1977, just a few weeks before its twin. After leaving Earth behind, Voyager 2 embarked on what NASA ...
On September 26, NASA engineers issued the command to turn off the plasma instrument, which took 19 hours to reach the distant probe and another 19 hours for it to return a signal. NASA confirmed that ...
NASA has deactivated one of Voyager 2's science instruments as the spacecraft's power levels continue to decline. Launched in ...
Veteran probe set to score a half-century while still doing science Engineers have turned off Voyager 2's plasma science ...
These problems will only grow over the next few years, as the plutonium-powered systems that power the two spacecraft slowly run out of juice. In order to postpone the moment when the spacecraft ...