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When NASA’s twin Voyager probes left Earth in 1977, they carried computers weaker than a hand calculator and a modest goal of ...

After crossing the boundary of the solar system, NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft began detecting changes scientists had ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Scientists lost contact with the interstellar Voyager 1 probe from Oct.

NASA engineers have successfully restored contact with Voyager 1 and the spacecraft is operating normally after its dwindling power supply caused a weekslong blackout. The issue began in October when ...

For nearly five decades, NASA's twin Voyager probes have plumbed the cosmos in search of answers to some of astronomy's most perplexing mysteries about our solar system and its place in the wider ...

Voyager 1, which has traveled further from Earth than any other human-made object, has resumed contact after a brief period of silence. Last month, on October 19, Voyager 1 stopped sending signals ...

And half of the 50 years, NASA Voyager 1 has spent billions of miles traveling into interstellar space. In October, it went through a complete communication blackout; now, after weeks of quietness, ...

The iconic space probe Voyager 1 was the first man-made object to escape the solar system, traveling at a maximum speed of 38,000 mph for 35 years to accomplish the feat. The probe launched on Sept. 5 ...

NASA has confirmed that after a pause in communications with Voyager 1 in late October, the spacecraft has regained its voice and resumed regular operations. Voyager unexpectedly turned off its ...

A software glitch is making NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft act a little bit haunted this Halloween season. On October 17, Voyager 1 switched its main radio transmitter to a different frequency, leaving ...