Voyager
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Space
Long ago, Voyager 2 might have caught Uranus at a bad time
Much of what we understand about Uranus comes from data gathered by NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft. Thirty-eight years ago, this…
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Mining Old Data From NASA’s Voyager 2 Solves Several Uranus Mysteries
NASA’s Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus decades ago shaped scientists’ understanding of the planet but also introduced unexplained oddities. A…
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Still Kickin’ Since the ’70s: NASA’s Voyager Mission Keeps Exploring
Each of NASA’s Voyager probes are equipped with three radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), including the one shown here at NASA’s…
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Voyager 1 spacecraft phones home with transmitter that hasn’t been used since 1981
Following recent communication issues, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft resorted to using a backup radio transmitter that has been inactive since…
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Jeri Taylor Dead: ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ Co-Creator Was 86
Jeri Taylor, the Emmy-nominated producer, showrunner, director and writer known for her work on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and…
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NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles
NASA engineers have turned off one of Voyager 2’s science instruments due to dwindling power supplies on the spacecraft as…
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Space
Lego Ideas submissions Lunar Landscape, Space Projection Telescope and Voyager 1’s Pale Blue Dot need to be made into real sets
Space continues to be a popular theme for budding Lego designers, and three new Lego Ideas submissions have rocketed onto…
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NASA’s Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space
The distant and cold Voyager 1 spacecraft did a clever thruster trick to help it phone home. Voyager 1, the…
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Voyager 1 Team Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap
Both Voyager probes feature three sets, or branches, of thrusters: two sets of attitude propulsion thrusters and one set of…
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