The Voyager probes are shutting off instruments so they have enough power to explore interstellar space
The Voyager probes are each turning off an instrument to avoid ending their 47-year-long missions later this year.
NASA powers down two Voyager science instruments to extend mission life
Mission engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California turned off the cosmic ray subsystem experiment ...
NASA squeezes more life from 47-year-old Voyager probes
Voyager 1 and 2 continue to make history every day, as they transmit data back to Earth while traveling further into deep space. But there will come a time when amassing distance is all they are ...
NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power
NASA is switching off two science instruments on its twin Voyager spacecraft to save power. The space agency said Wednesday ...
New JPL space mission seeks to unravel the mystery of cosmic 'inflation'
The mission—the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer; or SPHEREx—will ...
Study: Marin County’s sinking areas exacerbate sea-rise threat
Parts of some bayside communities in Marin are sinking at an accelerated pace, making them more vulnerable to threats from ...
Race To Design Atomic-Armed Rockets To Destroy Planet-Killer Asteroids
A White House science advisor recently war-gamed with space agency heads worldwide to devise a planet-saving defense to an ...
Order sunlight whenever and wherever you want on demand
You won't believe what's happening in the world of renewable energy right now. Imagine being able to tap into the sun's ...
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NASA's upcoming telescope launch aims to address some existential questions
The new 8.5-foot telescope is set to launch this Tuesday by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory with a clear objective: to ...
NASA Monitoring Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth
NASA is tracking a bus-sized asteroid zipping past the Earth at nearly 16,000 miles per hour today. The asteroid, known as "2025 DM7," is estimated to be about 42 feet across and soared past our ...
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NASA's brand-new Lunar Trailblazer probe suffers glitch on way to the moon
NASA's water-hunting Lunar Trailblazer probe is experiencing communication and power issues while it makes its way to the ...
A fancy new telescope is heading to space: Here’s what SPHEREx will do
SPHEREx is set to launch at Friday from California. Here are five things to know about NASA's latest advanced space telescope ...