That remains just one of the many achievements in Voyager 1’s illustrious resume, the spacecraft currently 15.79 billion ...

Voyager 1 and 2 traveled billions of miles to reach the heliopause, showing how the Sun's magnetic influence marks the ...

One of the best-timed shots in TV history is an old clip by BBC's science presenter James Burke which has recently become ...

A faint sound described as a 'ghostly signal’ by global news was detected near Voyager 1. The spacecraft is currently far ...

It's been one Neptunian year—or about 165 Earth years—since astronomers first observed the most distant planet from the sun.

The eighth and most distant planet from the sun, Neptune, reaches opposition with the sun on Sept.23, when it will be in its best position for viewing for the year. Neptune is too faint to see with ...

On Aug. 20, 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets. Despite its name, this was the first of two Voyager missions NASA launched that year. Thanks to a ...

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NASA just brought Voyager 1’s dead thrusters back to life—right before the spacecraft goes quiet for nearly two years. Reading time 3 minutes NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has been in space for nearly ...

In 1977, two probes launched less than a month apart on a mission to the great beyond. The twin Voyager spacecraft were to travel where no other mission had gone before, exploring what lies outside ...

On March 26, 2025, NASA revealed for the first time the stunning visuals of bright auroras glowing on Neptune. Captured with the help of James Webb Telescope, these auroras can provide important ...