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Voyager 1, the furthest spacecraft from Earth that has been out there for nearly half a century, simply refuses to die.

Zombie Voyager 1 Spacecraft Resurrects Its “Dead” Thrusters Over 15 Billion Miles Away

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA had to shut down even more scientific instruments on board its Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft as power reserves dwindle.

NASA Powers Down Equipment on Voyager Probes as They Struggle for Life

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft have long left the farthest reaches of the solar system. Their plutonium power source is running low.

The Voyager Probes Are Dying

By Victor Tangermann

NASA said that Voyager 1 suddenly stopped transmitting after its onboard emergency system activated without warning.

Decrepit Voyager 1 Probe Runs Into Trouble Again

By Frank Landymore

NASA engineers have pulled off an incredible feat, switching the agency's ancient Voyager 1 probe to a different set of thrusters.

NASA Activates Ancient Thrusters on Voyager 1, the Most Distant Human Object in Existence

By Victor Tangermann

For the first time in five months, NASA's ancient Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending back usable data — thanks to some "inventive sleuthing."

NASA’s Ingenious Hack Brings Dying Voyager Probe Back Online

By Victor Tangermann

An engineer with the Deep Space Network figured out a way to decode a mysterious "new signal" coming from NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft.

Voyager 1 Sputters Back to Life

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have become worried after NASA's Voyager 1 probe started sending nonsensical messages back to Earth.

NASA Concerned as Voyager 1 Sending Back Incomprehensible Code

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Voyager 1 probe is 46 years old and pushing middle age — and some of that aging is apparently showing.

Voyager 1 Is in Serious Trouble, NASA Says

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's two Voyager spacecraft have been through a lot. But NASA isn't giving up and is still actively uplinking software patches.

Ancient Voyager Probes Plead for Death, NASA Says “No”

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has made a huge booboo, accidentally cutting all communications to the second most distant spacecraft from Earth.

NASA Accidentally Cuts Contact With Voyager 2

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's interstellar Voyager 1 probe is "detecting the faint, persistent hum of interstellar gas" after crossing the heliopause in 2012.

NASA Detects “Hum” Coming From Beyond Solar System

By Victor Tangermann

Voyager 1 Just Fired Its Thrusters for the First Time in 37 Years

By Patrick Caughill

NASA’s Voyager Spacecrafts Are Still Going Strong 40 Years Later

NASA’s Voyager Spacecrafts Are Still Going Strong 40 Years Later

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