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NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument

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NASA shut off a Voyager instrument. Only these 4 remain.

Both Voyager craft, launched in 1977, convert heat produced by the decay of radioactive plutonium-238 into electricity. Over the decades, NASA engineers have strategically shut off instruments to extend the life of Voyager 1 and 2,

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NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles

Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are powered by decaying plutonium, and they lose around 4 watts of power every year. In the 1980s, several of their instruments were turned off after the two spacecraft finished investigating the solar system's giant planets. This granted both probes extra power, boosting their longevity.

NASA bids farewell to Voyager 2’s plasma science instrument

NASA has powered off one of Voyager 2's science instruments to stretch the power supply and stave off the need for Voyager 2 to shut down.

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Voyager 2 shuts down science experiment as power stores dwindle

The plasma experiment had been gathering limited data. NASA expects the Voyager 2 spacecraft will continue operating with ...

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MIT-designed plasma sensor shut down on Voyager 2 spacecraft after 47 years of service

Special equipment built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1970s and attached to NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft ...

NASA's Voyager 2 Concludes Iconic 47-Year Journey Through Space Exploration

NASA's Voyager 2 has turned off its PLS instrument to save energy after 47 years in space, with MIT reflecting on the mission ...

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NASA photo inspires engineer to create mining colony on moon of Uranus – just 38 years and 1.6 billion miles later!

The book, A Truth Beyond Full, by Rosie Oliver, is a science fiction book about mining published by Elsewhen Press. Oliver is ...

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