University of Iowa instrument among last still running decades into Voyager space missions
Nearly 47 years ago, two NASA spacecrafts were bound for one of the grandest journeys across our solar system to fly by and ...
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The Best Timed Shot in TV History (Probably)
One of the best-timed shots in TV history is an old clip by BBC's science presenter James Burke which has recently become ...
Spacecraft watches lonely Earth and moon fade into the distance
The European Space Agency's Hera mission captured imagery of Earth and the moon shrinking as the spacecraft was en route to the asteroid Dimorphos.
A Father-Daughter Duo Cracked an ‘Alien’ Code Sent From Space
The father-daughter team of Ken and Keli Chaffin successfully decoded the message in July of 2024 by running simulations of ...
Tony Todd dead at 69: Candyman star also acted in Final Destination, Transformers and Star Trek franchises
Over the course in four decades in show business, Todd lent his talents to multiple tentpoles, including the Transformers and ...
The Weeknd calls Tony Todd 'a trailblazer' in tribute to late Candyman actor: 'Rest well'
On the television side Todd also played the Starship Enterprise's Commander Kurn on multiple Star Trek shows, including The ...
Still Kickin’ Since the ’70s: NASA’s Voyager Mission Keeps Exploring
NASA’s Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it’s making history as it conducts new science. But how are two ...
How the 47-year-old Voyager spacecraft are still exploring space
The Voyager 1 and 2 probes have been on a remarkable journey. Since their launch in 1977, they have traveled through the solar system, past several of the outer planets, and headed out beyond the ...
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Voyager 1 Breaks Its Silence With NASA via a Radio Transmitter Not Used Since 1981
The farthest spacecraft in the universe went momentarily rogue, but scientists breathed a sigh of relief when it reconnected ...
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Unbreakable Voyager space probes close in on a 50 year mission
"We're definitely going to make the 50th anniversary," says Professor Garry Hunt, one of the scientists responsible for ...
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Aging Voyager 1 Restarts a Radio it Hasn’t Used Since 1981–Prompted from 15 Billion Miles Away
Recently, a days-long communication blackout was triggered after a radio command sent by Earth to turn on the probe's heaters ...
NASA’s Voyager 1 jumpstarts radio transmitter unused since 1981 to ‘phone home’ from 15.4 billion miles into space
The 47-year-old NASA Voyager 1 fell back on a radio transmitter it hadn’t used since 1981 to ping home base after a technical ...