NASA to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year
Space Exploration Missions Voyager NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year News By Elizabeth Howell Published 7 August 2026 Voyager 2 would have had to shut down one of its last remaining instruments later this year, until NASA made some power changes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. While some of these instruments were shut off after the spacecraft finished their historic planetary flybys decades ago, others were turned off due to power requirements.Each spacecraft initially launched with 10 instruments, and Voyager 2 is now down to only three instruments.
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- ▪While some of these instruments were shut off after the spacecraft finished their historic planetary flybys decades ago, others were turned off due to power requirements.Each spacecraft initially launched with 10 instruments, and Voyager 2
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Space Exploration Missions Voyager NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year News By Elizabeth Howell Published 7 August 2026 Voyager 2 would have had to shut down one of its last remaining instruments later this year, until NASA made some power changes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Click for next article An artist's depiction of NASA's Voyager 2 probe. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter NASA just made an interstellar tweak to the Voyager 2 spacecraft, known as the "Big Bang", to…
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