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 »
Ed Stone, the scientist who guided NASA’s groundbreaking Voyager mission to the outer planets for 50 years and led the Jet Propulsion Laboratory when it landed the first rover on Mars, died Tuesday. He was 88 years old. A physicist on the ground floor of space exploration, Stone played a leading role in NASA missions… Read More »
The Voyager 1 spacecraft was launched after Voyager 2.NASA/JPL-Caltech/KSC Alan Cummings has worked on the Voyager mission for over 50 years. Since their launch, the two Voyager spacecraft have made groundbreaking discoveries that will keep Cummings busy. Cummings thinks they will continue traveling for another billion years. Alan Cummings, one of the scientists, told Business… 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 »