The probe and its twin, Voyager 2, are the only spacecraft to ever fly in interstellar space (the space between the stars). Voyager 2 continues to operate normally, NASA reports.

The Voyager spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, have traveled farther than any human-made objects in history, entering interstellar ...

Voyager 1 contains the famed Golden Record—a circular plaque attached to the probe that contains coded messages about Earth's location in space, human culture, and some of what we know about the ...

After many months of extremely long-distance repairs, NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe is fully operational once again. “The spacecraft has resumed gathering information about interstellar space ...

Voyager 1 has been traveling through space since 1977, and some scientists hoped it could keep sending back science data for 50 years. But a serious glitch has put that milestone in jeopardy.

The Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 space probes launched 45 years ago, the first on Aug. 20, 1977 and the second on Sept. 5, and they are now the farthest human-made objects from Earth, ...

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. A space probe nearing its 50th birthday has stopped contacting Earth and soon communications could be ceased entirely. Launched by NASA in 1977, Voyager 1 is one of ...

The Voyager 1 and 2 probes were launched in 1977 and they're still going. Keeping them working isn't easy, though.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox Digital Trends ...

The command was sent to turn off Voyager 2's plasma science instrument on September 26, but the spacecraft is now so far away that it took 19 hours for the signal to leave Earth and arrive at ...

The Pioneer plaque. Pioneer 10 and 11 each carry a 6 x 9-inch (15 x 23 centimeters), gold-anodized aluminum plaque. The plaque is affixed to support struts close to the spacecraft’s bus (main body).

As much of the space community’s attention remains focused on the delayed Artemis rocket launch and the return to the moon, two relics of the Space Age ...

The Voyager 1 and 2 probes were launched in 1977 and they're still going. ... This archival photo shows engineers working on NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft on March 23, 1977.