When NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft sailed past Jupiter in 1979, it recorded a stunning and unusual phenomenon—plasma waves as it crossed the planet’s bow shock. This haunting sound, captured 46 years ...

Banner image: Artist's depiction of the Voyager spacecraft. (Credit: Caltech/NASA-JPL) For nearly 50 years, NASA’s Voyager 1 mission has competed for the title of deep space’s little engine that could ...

Two spacecraft called Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 blasted off to investigate Jupiter and Saturn. They’re still gathering data today—now, in interstellar space—and they continue to hurtle toward the edge ...

Later in 2026, NASA’s Voyager 1 is expected to be about one light-day from Earth, meaning a radio command will take roughly a ...

And half of the 50 years, NASA Voyager 1 has spent billions of miles traveling into interstellar space. In October, it went through a complete communication blackout; now, after weeks of quietness, ...

Voyager 1, NASA’s deep-space probe, could soon become the first spacecraft to reach a historic milestone. In November 2026, the probe will be one light-day from Earth. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 is ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Humanity’s farthest-flung emissary is speaking clearly again after a ...

For the first time in five months, NASA engineers have received decipherable data from Voyager 1 after crafting a creative solution to fix a communication problem aboard humanity's most distant ...

NASA has shut down a science instrument on the iconic Voyager 1 probe, the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space.