Click to open image viewer. This artifact is a Development Test Model (DTM) for the Voyager spacecraft that consists of facsimile and dummy parts manufactured by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It was ...

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 ...

NASA is gearing up for a "Big Bang" activity that could extend the lives of the Voyagers' remaining instruments. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The iconic Voyager 2 spacecraft celebrated its 35th birthday Monday (Aug. 20) in a milestone for NASA's longest-running mission ever. Voyager 2 launched in 1977 just 16 days before its twin, Voyager 1 ...

In 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, two spacecraft that would travel farther than any human-made objects had ever gone. Meant to explore the outer planets and carry Earth’s story into ...

In 1977, NASA launched an ambitious mission: Two spacecraft called Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 blasted off to investigate Jupiter and Saturn. They’re still gathering data today—now, in interstellar ...

Decades after its launch, NASA’s Voyager spacecraft has made a startling discovery at the edge of our solar system. The probe has detected a “wall of fire” characterized by extreme temperatures ...

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