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Voyager 1 marks 48 years in space. Here's what to know about famous NASA mission

NASA's Voyager 1 launched 48 years ago in September 1977 on a decades-spanning journey to study the cosmos and search for ...
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NASA’s Voyager 1 survives interstellar ‘firewall,’ enduring 90,000°F at the solar system’s edge

The probe entered a region beyond the heliopause, where temperatures are incredibly high, and continued to function despite ...
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NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space

NASA's most distant spacecraft had a critical thruster problem far from home. Fixing it required a long-distance call to ...
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Voyager 1 signal changes everything: Discovery that even surprises NASA

Voyager 1 recently made a groundbreaking discovery just beyond the edge of our solar system, detecting a wall of a fire-zone of incredibly hot, energetic particles that was completely ...
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In 40,000 Years, Voyager 1 Will Have A Close Encounter With Gliese 445

"It took 35 years to reach interstellar space, but it will take 40,000 years for Voyager 1 to be closer to the star AC +79 ...
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Voyager 1 Launched 48 Years Ago Today, So NASA Shares Archival Footage Of Carl Sagan To Celebrate

Ed Stone, the longtime project scientist of NASA’s Voyager mission, shares some wise words, followed by a presentation by the ...

A small step in the immensity of the universe, but a great step for humanity: a NASA spacecraft will soon be one light day away from Earth

Advances in science are getting bigger and bigger, but the one that NASA is about to make deserves recognition. The Voyager ...

With Trump eyeing space station demise, NASA pushes for commercial replacements

President Trump and his new interim head of NASA Sean Duffy are pushing for a renewed effort to shuffle off the ...

US House Appropriations Committee saves NASA budget, Prez holds the veto pen

The US House Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that would maintain NASA's budget at the same level as last year.

40,000 Years Later, Voyager 1 Will Have a Close Encounter with Gliese 445

In 40,000 years, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft will have a close encounter with the star Gliese 445, long after completing its mission. However, this will not be its last encounter with other stars.