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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 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 has figured out a way to extend the mission of its interstellar Voyager 2 probe by another three years.

NASA Hack Squeezes More Time Out of Dying Voyager 2 Probe

By Victor Tangermann

The moons of Uranus could harbor oceans that are ungratefully spewing magnetized plasma particles onto their host planet's surface.

Scientists May Have Just Discovered New Oceans in Two of Uranus’ Moons

By Frank Landymore

NASA's Voyager 2, currently in interstellar space billions of miles from Earth, has recovered from a serious glitch it experienced in late January.

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NASA Spacecraft Recovers from Glitch 11.5 Billion Miles From Earth

By Victor Tangermann

New research suggests that a fiery layer of super-hot plasma marks the transition between our solar system and interstellar space.

Our Solar System Is Blanketed in a Giant Wall of Fire

By Dan Robitzski

Voyager 2 Just Entered Interstellar Space

Science & Energy

Voyager 2 Just Entered Interstellar Space

By Kristin Houser

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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METI to Send Interstellar Messages in 2018

By Robert Sanders

Researchers Have Found Evidence of Two New Moons Orbiting Uranus

Researchers Have Found Evidence of Two New Moons Orbiting Uranus

By June Javelosa