The farthest spacecraft from Earth has shut down another instrument in the hopes of buying time for an upgrade that could ...

The probe launched almost 50 years ago and is the farthest human-made object from Earth. Shutting down one of its scientific ...

"While shutting down a science instrument is not anybody's preference, it is the best option available." The post NASA Shuts ...

This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission ...

NASA has turned off Voyager 1’s Low-energy Charged Particles instrument to conserve dwindling power, ensuring the probe continues its interstellar mission. The 1977-launched spacecraft, now over 15.8 ...

After nearly 50 years in space, the two Voyager spacecraft are very low on nuclear power. Voyager 1 just shut off another ...

NASA shut down Voyager 1's charged particles instrument to save dwindling power, as the interstellar spacecraft loses about 4 watts of energy per year.

NASA powers down Voyager 1 instruments to extend its life. The most distant spacecraft is now on borrowed time in ...