Farthest human-made object in space loses contact from Earth
NASA briefly lost contact with Voyager 1 in mid-October after the nearly 50-year-old spacecraft stopped transmitting a detectable…
After Nearly 50 Years In The Depths Of Space, Voyager 1 Still Sends Messages That Take 23 Hours To Reach Earth
It traverses the ocean of stars that lies beyond our solar system, both the oldest spacecraft still in…
NASA’s New Horizons Wakes Up From Hibernation Beyond Pluto, More Than 10 Billion Kilometers from Earth
Artist’s rendering of the New Horizons spacecraft approaching Pluto and its three moons. Credit: NASA. Whomst has awakened…
NASA shuts off Voyager 1 instrument
Voyager 1, the most distant man-made object from Earth, shut down one of its three remaining instruments as…
How one image taken from 3.7 billion miles away proved Earth is a speck in space
Voyager 1’s photographs included Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus. According to NASA’s website, ‘Mars was obscured by…
Scientists Just Discovered a Quantum Physics Loophole—And It Could Finally Unlock Interstellar Travel
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Massive interstellar 3I/Atlas comet is about to disappear from Earth’s view
Our solar system’s third discovered interstellar visitor, comet 3I/Atlas, will dip into the glare of the Sun this…
The Mysterious Object Cruising Toward Mars Is Doing Something Very Peculiar
A mysterious object from interstellar space is screaming through our solar system right now, and is expected to…
Mysterious Object Headed Into Our Solar System Is Changing Shape, New Image Shows
Astronomers have been racing to get a better look at 3I/ATLAS, a mysterious object screaming into our solar…
Think Voyager was alone? Humanity has sent more missions to the outer solar system than you think!
The outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, have long fascinated astronomers and the public alike. These gas…
How one error could have ended the mission forever!
Despite the many dangers, the launch of Voyager 2 went flawlessly. The Titan IIIE-Centaur performed without error, the…
Why scientists want a ‘Voyager 3’ mission?
The twin Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977, gave us humanity’s first close-up views of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and…