🔬 Voyager 2 Gets to do Science For Another
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: The Verge · 1 min read · · Updated
What actually happened
The probe’s remaining science instruments will keep working for an extra year or more after NASA powered off certain devices in favor of lower-powered ones. NASA also plans to send the “Big Bang” update to the probe’s twin, Voyager 1, in the coming months. [Link: NASA Engineers Help Prolong Voyager 2’s Science Mission - NASA Science | https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/voyager/2026/08/04/nasa-engineers-help-prolong-voyager-2s-science-mission/ | NASA Science]
Key points
- The probe’s remaining science instruments will keep working for an extra year or more after NASA powered off certain devices in favor of lower-powered ones.
- NASA also plans to send the “Big Bang” update to the probe’s twin, Voyager 1, in the coming months.
- [Link: NASA Engineers Help Prolong Voyager 2’s Science Mission - NASA Science | https://science.
- gov/blogs/voyager/2026/08/04/nasa-engineers-help-prolong-voyager-2s-science-mission/ | NASA Science]
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