NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus. This was the first time any spacecraft had ever visited Uranus. Its twin ...

Voyager 1 – and its sibling, Voyager 2 – were always meant to be a testament to humanity’s ingenuity. When they left Earth in the summer of 1977, they did so carrying a record that was ...

The Voyager 2 spacecraft’s energy budget keeps dropping by about 4 Watt/year, as the plutonium in its nuclear power source is steadily dropping as the isotope decays. With 4 Watt of power less ...

On this date, Jan. 24, 1986, Voyager 2 began beaming images from Uranus, giving scientists unprecedented data and insights ...

Voyager 2 and its twin Voyager 1 are the only spacecraft ever to operate outside the heliosphere, the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields generated by the Sun. They reached ...

NASA has explored the space beyond Earth and our solar system with spacecraft like Voyagers 1 and 2, and how we’ve discovered thousands of exoplanets with space telescopes like Kepler and TESS.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Humanity’s farthest-flung emissary is speaking clearly again after a tense ...

Voyager 1 and 2 are still hurtling through interstellar space well beyond our solar system after over 47 years and hundreds of millions of miles. While recent equipment issues hint at the historic ...

After the previous three Star Trek series put William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, and Avery Brooks in the leading roles, ...

The Voyager 2 spacecraft’s energy budget keeps dropping by about 4 Watt/year, as the plutonium in its nuclear power source is steadily dropping as the isotope decays. With 4 Watt of power less ...