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NASA’s Voyager 1 Is Finally Making Sense After Months of Transmitting Gibberish
The Voyager 1 spacecraft returned usable data for the first time in more than five months, giving hope for the 46-year-old mission to finally be able to resume its normal operations. NASA’s favorite interstellar probe transmitted data about the health and status of its onboard engineering systems to mission control on Saturday, the space agency…
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Interstellar Tune-Up: NASA’s Voyager Spacecraft Get Crucial Updates
NASA’s Voyager team has rolled out important measures in an attempt to further prolong the interstellar journey of the two Voyager spacecraft, which have been transmitting data from deep space since 1977. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are still ticking after all these years, and NASA would very much like to keep it that way.…
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NASA’s Voyager 1 Probe Detects the Steady ‘Hum’ of Plasma in Interstellar Space
Voyager 1 — the most distant human-made object — has made yet another remarkable discovery having to do with interstellar space.
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NASA Can’t Wait To Plunge Itself Straight Into The Sun
Today, NASA reminded the world it will soon be performing the ultimate act of wish fulfilment on behalf of all humanity: In winter 2018, the space agency plans to launch a probe right into the Sun’s atmosphere. While the mission will sadly not be crewed, the 3m-high Solar Probe Plus, now officially the Parker Solar…