After Lunar Disappointments, NASA Hits the Jackpot With Blue Ghost
Firefly Aerospace’s successful moon lander has yielded a trove of data that scientists will pore over for years.
NASA's historic Voyager spacecraft shut down to save power
Space technology is always one step ahead. With the rapid advances in this sector, drastic decisions have to be made with ...
The 1960s Tech Keeping NASA’s Voyager Probes Alive for Nearly 50 Years
Solar panels are next to useless in the outer solar system, so NASA’s Voyager probes rely on nuclear batteries—technology ...
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Inside radioisotope generators, the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
How do we power missions in the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond? The solution, developed in the '60s, can last ...
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NASA pulls another life-saving maneuver for Voyager from 15 billion miles away
Voyager 1 crossed into interstellar space in 2012, followed by Voyager 2 in 2018, making them the only spacecraft to operate ...
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NASA Saves Energy on Twin Voyager Spacecraft
The twin spacecraft launched in 1977 and are currently in interstellar space, or the space between stars. Voyager 1 ...
Science: Immune system discovery, Voyager longevity
Science correspondent Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to talk about a new part of the immune system that's been discovered and how it could be a goldmine of potential antibiotics. NASA has switched off ...
Here’s why NASA engineers are switching off instruments on Voyager space probes
Launched in , Voyager and have ventured into interstellar space, becoming the farthest human-made objects from Earth, thanks ...
Space Waltz: ESA to put Strauss among the stars on his 200th birthday
The Waltz King's Blue Danube was left out of the 'Golden Records' attached to the Voyager probes in the 1970s. The city of ...
Days Numbered For Voyager Probes As NASA Shuts Off Instruments To Prolong Life
No human-made objects have traveled further into the final frontier than Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, but both probes are ...