NASA’s Voyager Probe Speeds Through Space (Artist’s Concept)
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NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977, are now traveling through interstellar space at around 35,000 mph (56,000 kph). This artist's concept depicts one of the probes speeding away.
Old Missions, New Discoveries: NASA’s Data Archives Accelerate Science
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Every NASA mission represents a leap into the unknown, collecting data that pushes the boundaries of human understanding. But the story doesn’t end when the mission concludes. The data carefully preserved in NASA’s archives often finds new purpose decades later,…
NASA JPL Unveils the Dr. Edward Stone Exploration Trail
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A series of plaques stretching through the heart of the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory offers highlights of the space explorer’s career and the Voyager mission he led. Family members, colleagues, and local dignitaries gathered on Friday, Dec. 6, at NASA’s…
Uranus Magnetosphere Mystery Unlocked (Artist’s Concept)
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The energized particles around Uranus defied scientist's understanding of how magnetic fields work to trap particle radiation.
Mining Old Data From NASA’s Voyager 2 Solves Several Uranus Mysteries
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NASA’s Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus decades ago shaped scientists’ understanding of the planet but also introduced unexplained oddities. A recent data dive has offered answers. When NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus in 1986, it provided scientists’ first…
Still Kickin’ Since the ’70s: NASA’s Voyager Mission Keeps Exploring
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NASA’s Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it’s making history as it conducts new science. But how are two spacecraft from the ’70s not just surviving, but thriving farther out in space than any other spacecraft has been before?…
Voyager 1 Team Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap
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The spacecraft uses its thrusters to stay pointed at Earth, but after 47 years in space some of the fuel tubes have become clogged. Engineers working on NASA’s Voyager 1 probe have successfully mitigated an issue with the spacecraft’s thrusters,…