Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. The Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending back a steady stream of scientific data from unexplored regions for the first time since a computer glitch sidelined the historic NASA mission seven months ago. Voyager 1, currently… Read More »
When a malfunction occurs in the loneliest spacecraft in the universe, it’s not just a matter of turning it off and on again. Voyager 1, the first human-made object to leave the Solar System in 2012, went silent in November, meaning no science or engineering data would be sent back to Earth. The probe was… Read More »
After working for five months to restore communication with the furthest launched human-made object in existence, NASA announced this week that the Voyager 1 probe has finally called home. For the engineers and scientists working on NASA’s longest-duration mission in space, it was a moment of joy and intense relief. “We all went in that… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA engineers have received decipherable data from Voyager 1 for the first time in five months after coming up with a creative solution to solve humanity’s communications problem on the most distant spacecraft in the… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA engineers have received decipherable data from Voyager 1 for the first time in five months after coming up with a creative solution to solve humanity’s communications problem on the most distant spacecraft in the… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Engineers sent a “nudge” to the Voyager 1 probe and received a potentially encouraging response as they hoped to solve a five-month-old communications problem on the aging spacecraft. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 and its… Read More »
It’s been several months since one of humanity’s most successful spacecraft, the Voyager 1 probe, stopped talking to us, and although they remain somewhat hopeful, Voyager mission scientists are preparing for the worst: A farewell. “It’s sad and disappointing that the spacecraft is still operating but quiet,” Voyager mission assurance manager Bruce Wagoner told Space.com… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft experienced a computer glitch that caused some communications disruption between the 46-year-old probe and the mission team on Earth. Engineers are currently trying to solve this problem as aging spacecraft explore… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft experienced a computer glitch that caused some communications disruption between the 46-year-old probe and the mission team on Earth. Engineers are currently trying to solve this problem as aging spacecraft explore… Read More »