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Day in Review: NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating

 
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April 17, 2026

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An artist’s rendering of a Voyager spacecraft silhouetted against a vibrant purple and teal nebula.
To conserve power, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed to turn off one of the science instruments on the most distant spacecraft ever built. Full Story

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Day in Review: NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating

To conserve power, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed to turn off one of the science instruments on the most...  ...