NASA grants Voyager 2 probe another year of power with risky 'Big Bang' maneuver. Now, will it work for Voyager 1?
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Fri, 7 August 2026
5 reports- Google News - Top Stories09:11first to report
How NASA is powering the Voyager 2 probe from a galaxy away Mashable ‘Big Bang’ fix boosts Voyager 2’s mission in interstellar space CNN NASA Engineers Help Prolong Voyager 2’s Science Mission NASA Science (.gov) NASA grants Voyager 2 probe another year of power with risky 'Big Bang' maneuver. Now, will it work for Voyager 1? Live Science NASA’s Just Prolonged Voyager 2’s Science Mission With A Big Bang Hackaday
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NASA grants Voyager 2 probe another year of power with risky 'Big Bang' maneuver. Now, will it work for Voyager 1? Live Science ‘Big Bang’ fix boosts Voyager 2’s mission in interstellar space CNN NASA Engineers Help Prolong Voyager 2’s Science Mission science.nasa.gov How NASA is powering the Voyager 2 probe from a galaxy away Mashable NASA’s Just Prolonged Voyager 2’s Science Mission With A Big Bang Hackaday
- livescience.com10:00
Voyager 1 is running low on power for science, but a successful energy-saving maneuver on Voyager 2 raises hope that the 50-year-old spacecraft can keep going.
- yahoo.com19:00
NASA's Voyager 2 probe, which launched in 1977, can keep operating its last science instruments after a power reduction operation performed in interstellar space.
- Google News - Top Stories19:00
NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year Space ‘Big Bang’ fix boosts Voyager 2’s mission in interstellar space CNN NASA Engineers Help Prolong Voyager 2’s Science Mission NASA Science (.gov) Scientists extend instrument life on Voyager 2 probe NewsNation NASA grants Voyager 2 probe another year of power with risky 'Big Bang' maneuver. Now, will it work for Voyager 1? Live Science
Sat, 8 August 2026
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NASA Pulls Off Smart Move To Prolong Lifespan Of Aging Voyager 2 As It Flies 21.37 Billion Kilometers From Earth IFLScience NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year Space Nasa Engineers Help Prolong Voyager 2s Science Mission NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov) NASA engineers working to extend the Voyager missions cannot physically touch the spacecraft, cannot send a replacement part, and must wait nearly 24 hours for every command to...
Sun, 9 August 2026
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Voyager 1 is down to two working science instruments, and the fix that just bought its twin, Voyager 2, another year of power is now being tested on a probe NASA says no longer behaves quite like its sibling Space Daily ‘Big Bang’ fix boosts Voyager 2’s mission in interstellar space CNN NASA Engineers Help Prolong Voyager 2’s Science Mission NASA Science (.gov) NASA gives Voyager 2 a new lease on life nearly 48 years after launch Scripps News NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager...
Mon, 17 August 2026
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NASA Just Found a Clever Way To Keep Voyager 2 Alive in Deep Space SciTechDaily Inside NASA’s ‘Big Bang’: A Daring Plan to Keep the Distant Voyagers Alive The New York Times Voyager 2 is nearly 50 years old, losing about 4 watts of power every year as its plutonium power source fades — and NASA just bought it at least another year of science with an all-at-once power-system swap engineers called the “Big Bang,” performed on a spacedaily.com NASA Squeezes Another Year of Science Out of Voyager 2...
Tue, 18 August 2026
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How NASA Engineers Are Keeping the Voyagers Alive The New York Times Voyager 2 is nearly 50 years old, losing about 4 watts of power every year as its plutonium power source fades — and NASA just bought it at least another year of science with an all-at-once power-system swap engineers called the “Big Bang,” performed on a Space Daily NASA Just Found a Clever Way To Keep Voyager 2 Alive in Deep Space SciTechDaily NASA Squeezes Another Year of Science Out of Voyager 2 Aerospace Global News NASA...