Scientists may have solved a long-standing mystery surrounding Uranus' extraordinarily strong radiation belt. A new analysis of Voyager 2 data suggests that a temporary space weather event may have ...
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Voyager 2 recheck may crack a 39-year Uranus mystery
Nearly four decades after Voyager 2 skimmed past Uranus, a fresh look at its measurements is reshaping what scientists thought they knew about the ice giant’s strange magnetic environment. By ...
NASA launched the twin Voyager probes in 1977 on a mission to study the outer solar system and beyond. Now, almost 50 years later, both spacecraft are still going strong. Well, Voyager 2 was doing ...
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NASA’s Voyager spacecraft hit a blazing 50,000 kelvin wall at the edge of our solar system that shouldn’t exist
Two of NASA’s longest-running space missions, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, have detected a searing-hot region of space where the Sun’s influence ends and interstellar space begins. The probes, launched in ...
Frank Locatell, now 90, an engineer on the Voyager mission, was honored by the city of Palm Desert for his contributions.
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