Voyager 1 has little time left in interstellar space. An ambitious ‘Big Bang’ fix may change that

The farthest spacecraft from Earth has shut down another instrument in the hopes of buying time for an upgrade that could ...
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AI just discovered new physics in the fourth state of matter

Physicists have taken a major step toward using AI not just to analyze data, but to uncover entirely new laws of nature. By ...

What makes Mars' magnetotail flap? Two spacecraft point to magnetic reconnection

The sun continuously blasts charged, magnetic field-carrying particles, or plasma, in all directions. This solar wind ...

A new route for plasma-based particle accelerators

Plasma, the fourth state of matter, consists of a gas in which electrons are no longer bound to atoms, which allows ...
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NASA powers down Voyager 1 instrument to extend mission lifespan

NASA turns off a Voyager 1 instrument to save power, aiming to extend the spacecraft’s mission as it continues sending data ...
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HKU astrophysicists find Saturn’s magnetic bubble differ from earth-based models appearing to be less symmetrical and off-center

Latest research led by Professor Zhonghua YAO of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (DEPS) at The University of ...
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NASA shuts off instrument on Voyager 1 to keep spacecraft operating

On April 17, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent commands to shut down an instrument aboard Voyager 1 called the Low-energy Charged Particles experiment, or ...