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NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is now so far from Earth that engineers wait two full days between sending a command and hearing back. In November 2026, it will become the first human-made object to reach one light-day from home.
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft just turned off one of its oldest instruments to stay alive after nearly 50 years in space. The bold move buys time for engineers to test an even bigger plan that could extend humanity's farthest mission for years to come.
Nearly 50 years after launching from Earth, NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft continue sending data from 15 billion miles away, far outlasting their original five-year mission. Engineers are working to keep these pioneering probes alive into the 2030s as they explore deeper into interstellar space than any human-made object has ever traveled.
NASA turned off one instrument on Voyager 1 to save power, but the 49-year-old spacecraft continues exploring where no human-made object has ever been. Two science instruments keep sending data from beyond our solar system, 15 billion miles from home.
NASA turned off one of Voyager 1's instruments to extend the 48-year-old spacecraft's mission exploring beyond our solar system. The probe, now 15 billion miles from Earth, continues sending back data no other spacecraft can collect.
The spacecraft built to last five years is still going strong nearly 50 years later, and NASA just made a tough call to keep it exploring even longer. Engineers shut down one science tool to squeeze extra life from humanity's most distant messenger.
Nearly 50 years after launch, NASA turned off one of Voyager 1's science instruments not because it failed, but to extend humanity's farthest messenger a little longer. The spacecraft built for five years has lasted almost ten times that.
NASA engineers made a tough call to keep humanity's farthest spacecraft alive by shutting down an instrument that's been running for nearly half a century. The decision buys more time for the 1977 mission that's still sending groundbreaking data from interstellar space.
Thirty-six years ago, a tiny spacecraft billions of miles from home turned around to snap one last photo of Earth, creating one of the most humbling images in human history. That pale blue speck in a sunbeam would change how we see ourselves forever.