Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Voyager 2 launched into the solar system 49 years ago on August 20, 1977. Together with Voyager 1, the two probes are now billions ...

Nearly 48 years after its launch, NASA engineers have found a way to keep Voyager 2’s mission going for at least another year. Could the spacecraft even remain operational through its 50th anniversary ...

Voyager 1 is running low on power for science, but a successful energy-saving maneuver on Voyager 2 raises hope that the ...

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NASA engineers devised a plan to conserve more power for Voyager 2, one of the farthest spacecraft. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech illustration Voyager 2 is now completely immersed in interstellar space, ...

Nearly 49 years after launch, NASA has successfully beamed a new software update to Voyager 2, the legendary space probe that’s now cruising through interstellar space. Nicknamed “Big Bang,” the patch ...