Voyager 2
Coverage of Voyager 2 in the Nexus archive.
- New Horizons Pluto probe just woke itself up after 321 days of hibernation
NASA's New Horizons probe has awakened after 321 days of hibernation, resuming its extended mission to study the Sun's interactions in the outer solar system. The spacecraft, which previously explored Pluto in 2015 and Arrokoth in 2019, is currently 64.04 astronomical units from Earth and will continue its journey until potentially exiting the Kuiper Belt by 2028-2029. NASA plans to keep it in hibernation mode to conserve resources unless a new Kuiper Belt target is identified.
- NASA shuts off Voyager 1 instrument to save power 15B miles from Earth
NASA has shut down Voyager 1's Low-Energy Charged Particles (LECP) instrument to conserve power as the aging spacecraft continues its journey through interstellar space. The decision aims to extend Voyager 1's operational lifespan amid annual power losses from its decaying plutonium-powered generators. The spacecraft, now over 15 billion miles from Earth, still operates two science instruments measuring plasma waves and magnetic fields.