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The probe launched almost 50 years ago and is the farthest human-made object from Earth. Shutting down one of its scientific ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lone spacecraft's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years. The ...

NASA launched the twin Voyager probes in 1977 on a mission to study the outer solar system and beyond. Now, almost 50 years later, both spacecraft are still going strong. Well, Voyager 2 was doing ...

The farthest spacecraft from Earth has shut down another instrument in the hopes of buying time for an upgrade that could ...

Nearly four decades after Voyager 2 skimmed past Uranus, a fresh look at its measurements is reshaping what scientists thought they knew about the ice giant’s strange magnetic environment. By ...

See the images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope that photographed a hidden moon orbiting Uranus by capturing 10 ...

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 in 1977, Voyager 2 is a little less ...

“While shutting down a science instrument is not anybody’s preference, it is the best option available,” said Kareem ...

The iconic Voyager 2 spacecraft celebrated its 35th birthday Monday (Aug. 20) in a milestone for NASA's longest-running mission ever. Voyager 2 launched in 1977 just 16 days before its twin, Voyager 1 ...