The Voyager spacecraft refer to two robotic probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched by NASA in 1977 to study the outer Solar System and the interstellar medium. Both spacecrafts are equipped with instruments capable of capturing detailed images and data about planets and moons they encounter, with missions originally focused on Jupiter and Saturn. Voyager 2 went on to explore Uranus and Neptune as well. Remarkably, both Voyagers have extended their mission well beyond their expected service lives and primary objectives, transitioning into the Voyager Interstellar Mission. As of now, Voyager 1 is the most distant human-made object from Earth, having entered interstellar space in 2012, followed by Voyager 2 in 2018. These spacecraft continue to transmit valuable scientific data about cosmic rays and the outer boundaries of the Sun’s influence, providing unprecedented insights into our solar neighborhood and beyond.
After resolving technical issues, Voyager 1 has returned to normal operations, with all instruments fully functional and continuing to study interstellar space. Maintenance is ongoing…
Known for his steady leadership, consensus building, and enthusiasm for engaging the public in science, Stone left a deep impact on the space community. Edward…
On September 5, 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft lifted off atop its Titan/Centaur-6 launch vehicle from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,…
NASA’s facility in Australia successfully reoriented Voyager 2, receiving science and telemetry data confirming the spacecraft’s normal operation and expected trajectory. NASA’s Deep Space Network…
Update: NASA’s facility in Australia successfully reoriented Voyager 2, receiving science and telemetry data confirming the spacecraft’s normal operation and expected trajectory. Following our previous…
Update August 4: NASA’s facility in Australia successfully reoriented Voyager 2, receiving science and telemetry data confirming the spacecraft’s normal operation and expected trajectory. Update…
The plan will keep Voyager 2’s science instruments turned on a few years longer than previously anticipated, enabling yet more revelations from interstellar space. Launched…
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory would be among the first to demonstrate that NASA’s new space shuttle could be used to conduct science experiments about our…
In 1977 the greatest adventure in space exploration began with the launch of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft – two robotic explorers designed…
A critical system aboard the probe was sending garbled data about its status. Engineers have fixed the issue but are still seeking the root cause….
Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager probes are NASA’s longest-operating mission and the only spacecraft ever to explore interstellar space. Launched in 1977, NASA’s twin…
While the Voyager 1 spacecraft continues to return science data and otherwise operate as normal, the mission team is searching for the source of a…
As NASA’s Voyager 1 Surveys Interstellar Space, Its Density Measurements Are Making Waves In the sparse collection of atoms that fills interstellar space, Voyager 1…
Voyager 1 — one of two sibling NASA spacecraft launched 44 years ago and now the most distant human-made object in space — still works…
Physicists report accelerated electrons linked with cosmic rays. More than 40 years since they launched, the Voyager spacecraft are still making discoveries. In a new…
The only radio antenna that can command the 43-year-old spacecraft has been offline since March as it gets new hardware, but work is on track…
The ice giant Uranus appears to be losing a bit of its atmosphere to space, perhaps siphoned away by the planet’s magnetic field. Eight and…
A recent update to this historic portrait shows Earth as a tiny speck surrounded by the vastness of space. For the 30th anniversary of one…