NASA has shut down a science instrument on the iconic Voyager 1 probe, the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space.

“While shutting down a science instrument is not anybody’s preference, it is the best option available,” said Kareem ...

On April 17, 2026, NASA sent a command to Voyager 1 that took nearly 23 hours to arrive. When it did, the spacecraft’s Low ...

NASA engineers have shut down another instrument on Voyager 1 to preserve the power of the most distant spacecraft ever sent ...

This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission ...

After nearly 50 years in space, the two Voyager spacecraft are very low on nuclear power. Voyager 1 just shut off another ...

On April 17, 2026, a command traveled more than 15 billion miles from a control room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to ...

NASA shut down Voyager 1's charged particles instrument to save dwindling power, as the interstellar spacecraft loses about 4 watts of energy per year.

NASA engineers are working to keep the Voyager mission alive as it cruises through interstellar space, opting to shut down ...

NASA powers down an instrument on Voyager 1 to extend its life as it travels through interstellar space over 15 billion miles ...

Some parts of the probe were powered down last year, but power dropped unexpectedly during a maneuver on February 27th, leading NASA to shut down the Low-energy Charged Particles experiment (LECP) ...

Nearly fifty years after launch, Voyager 1 is closing in on a milestone no spacecraft has reached before: one full light-day ...