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Voyager 1 Breaks Its Silence With NASA via a Radio Transmitter Not Used Since 1981
The farthest spacecraft in the universe went momentarily rogue, but scientists breathed a sigh of relief when it reconnected ...
Still kickin' since the '70s: NASA's Voyager mission keeps exploring
NASA's Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it's making history as it conducts new science. But how are two ...
How the 47-year-old Voyager spacecraft are still exploring space
The Voyager 1 and 2 probes have been on a remarkable journey. Since their launch in 1977, they have traveled through the solar system, past several of the outer planets, and headed out beyond the ...
University of Iowa instrument among last still running decades into Voyager space missions
Nearly 47 years ago, two NASA spacecrafts were bound for one of the grandest journeys across our solar system to fly by and ...
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NASA's Voyager finally phoned home with a device unused since 1981
In August 2012, Voyager 1 made history as it entered interstellar space, the region between stars, filled with material ...
Police investigate body found at Interquest, Voyager in car potentially left for nearly a week
Police told 11 News they responded to Interquest and Voyager, where they say they found a body in a car in the parking lot.
NASA reconnects with interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft using technology not used in decades
NASA reconnected with Voyager 1, which is located nearly 15 billion miles away from Earth, after a brief pause that triggered ...
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Voyager 1 shocks NASA by communicating with a radio system not used since 1981
Voyager 1 switched to a very old backup radio transmitter, not used since 1981, restoring NASA’s contact amid communication ...
Voyager 1 Reconnects With Earth Over Radio Transmitter That Hasn’t Been Used In 47 Years
Voyager 1 remains humanity’s furthest outpost, hurtling across interstellar space at 38,210 miles per hour. However, NASA ...
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Voyager 1 loses contact with NASA, turns on retro transmitter not used since 1981
NASA lost contact with the interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft for nearly a week after a technical glitch shut off the probe's ...
15 Billion Miles Away, NASA's Voyager 1 Comes Back To Life Using 1981 Tech
Voyager 1 has two radio transmitters. NASA's 47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft recently established contact with Earth after a ...
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Voyager 1 spacecraft phones home with transmitter that hasn't been used since 1981
The backup radio transmitter has remained dormant for about 43 years. Following recent communication issues, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft resorted to using a backup radio transmitter that has been ...