At Edge of Solar System, Pressure Runs High – Greater Than Expected
Out at the boundary of our solar system, pressure runs high. This pressure, the force plasma, magnetic fields, and particles like ions, cosmic rays, and…
Out at the boundary of our solar system, pressure runs high. This pressure, the force plasma, magnetic fields, and particles like ions, cosmic rays, and…
New NASA research confirms that Saturn is losing its iconic rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 & 2 observations made decades ago….
For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. NASA’s Voyager 2 probe now has exited the heliosphere – the…
NASA’s Voyager 2 probe, currently on a journey toward interstellar space, has detected an increase in cosmic rays that originate outside our solar system. Launched…
Below is a short list of the major accomplishments to date of NASA’s groundbreaking Voyager 1 and 2 Spacecraft during their 40 years of exploration….
NASA has released the first study of potential future missions to the mysterious “ice giant” planets Uranus and Neptune. The Ice Giant Mission Study is…
Using images NASA’s Voyager-2, astronomer Erich Karkoschka has uncovered features in Uranus’ atmosphere that reveal an unexpected, strange rotation pattern and point to the possible…
A newly published study details the analysis of clumps in Saturn’s F ring from the Voyager and Cassini spacecraft, revealing that the F ring seems…
This image of Neptune reveals the Great Dark Spot and its adjacent bright smudge. On the western edge, you can see the swiftly moving bright…
The Lunar and Planetary Institute used Voyager’s 1989 historic footage of Neptune’s moon Triton to construct the best-ever global color map of the strange moon….
A new ScienceCast video answers the question, what does interstellar space sound like? As Voyager 1 recedes from the solar system, researchers are listening for…
Now more than 18 billion kilometers away from Earth, NASA’s Voyager 1 is close to entering interstellar space. Using data from the spacecraft’s journey, several…
Follow NASA’s Voyager spacecraft as they head towards interstellar space with NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System program. A gauge on the Voyager home page…
A newly published study details the drastic changes in radiation levels experienced by NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft on August 25, 2012, possibly showing that Voyager…
Launched roughly 35 years ago, NASA’s Voyager 2 and Voyager 1 spacecraft are poised to make new discoveries as scientists eagerly await for signs that…
On a mission to explore interstellar space, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft showed a rapid increase in the levels of high-energy cosmic ray particles, jumping by…
At the edge of the solar system, Voyager 1 is reporting a sharp increase in cosmic rays that could herald the spacecraft’s long-awaited entry into…
Launched in 1977, the Voyager spacecraft are now over 9 billion miles away from the sun. With new data indicating that the Voyager 1 has…