It's the twilight years for the two NASA workhorses, but they're not ready to give up quite yet.
On August 20, 1977, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft launched to space. Its twin, Voyager 1, launched 16 days later. Today, they are not only the most distant man-made objects — at 12 billion and 14.5 billion miles away from Earth, respectively — but also NASA's longest-operating mission, continuing to send back data from their interstellar journeys toward the edge of the solar system as they approach their 45th birthdays.
Miraculously, the remaining science instruments are so far performing well even in the cold temperatures."It's great that we get data far beyond what we thought we could as far as operating the instruments cold," Dodd said.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NASA has a bold plan to detect signs of alien life on distant planetsNASA has come up with an ambitious new plan that could help astronomers detect signs of life on distant planets.
Read more »
Did NASA Warn Astronauts Not to Masturbate in Space?Several news sites published articles claiming that a NASA scientists had recently issued a warning to astronauts against masturbating in space because it allegedly could impregnate multiple women.
Read more »
NASA Finds Holes on the Moon Where It's Always a Comfortable TemperatureA team of researchers have discovered 'pits' in the lunar surface which, according to their computer modeling, sit at a balmy 63 degrees Fahrenheit.
Read more »
NASA Says It's Sending Two More Ingenuity-Class Helicopters to MarsOn Wednesday, NASA announced that it plans to send two more Ingenuity-class helicopters to Mars to assist in its mission to bring Martian samples to Earth.
Read more »