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NASA's Voyager 2 probe is on its own in interstellar space until 2021
By Mike Wall last updated
NASA's Voyager 2 probe will have to fend for itself in interstellar space for the next 11 months or so.
Voyager 2 bounces back from glitch in interstellar space
By Mike Wall last updated
Voyager 2 is taking science data again after a glitch knocked the probe offline in late January.
Voyager 2's Trip to Interstellar Space Deepens Some Mysteries Beyond Our Solar System
By Mike Wall last updated
Humanity's second taste of interstellar space may have raised more questions than it answered.
Scientists' predictions for the long-term future of the Voyager Golden Records will blow your mind
By Meghan Bartels last updated
The future is a slippery thing, but sometimes physics can help. And while human destiny will remain ever unknown, the fate of two of our artifacts can be calculated in staggering detail.
There's a Violent Battle Between Solar Wind and Cosmic Rays, and Voyager 2 Just Passed Through it
By Brandon Specktor last updated
At the edge of our solar system, a fierce battle rages between solar wind and interstellar rays. NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft has now passed through the frontlines.
With Voyager 1 data mystery, NASA relies on slow, long-distance conversation
By Andrew Jones published
NASA's Voyager 1 team is trying to work out why the spacecraft appears to be confused about its location in space, but the mission's distance from Earth makes solving the issue challenging.
What the Voyager space probes can teach humanity about immortality as they sail for trillions of years
By James Edward Huchingson published
Both Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, carry little pieces of humanity in the form of their Golden Records.
Voyager 1 glitch? Strange signals from venerable probe has NASA baffled
By Meghan Bartels last updated
Spending 45 years traversing the solar system really does a number on a spacecraft.
Voyager 1 discovers faint plasma 'hum' in interstellar space
By Rahul Rao published
Voyager 1 continues to make discoveries, most recently catching the signature of interstellar space itself, a faint plasma "hum" scientists compared to gentle rain.
Company plans to start building private Voyager space station with artificial gravity in 2025
By Jeff Spry last updated
Orbital Assembly Corp. recently unveiled new details about its ambitious Voyager Station, which is projected to be the first commercial space station operating with artificial gravity.
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