Voyager 2's data on the magnetosphere surrounding Uranus ... In plans highlighted in a 2023 report from Scientific American, NASA would launch a spacecraft by 2032 that would orbit the planet ...
When Voyager 2 flew past the ice giant 38 years ago, it revealed a magnetosphere warped by solar winds, a finding uncovered through recent analysis of archival data.
Voyager 1′s odyssey began in 1977, when the spacecraft and its twin, Voyager 2, were launched on a tour of the gas giant planets of the solar system. After beaming back dazzling postcard views ...
Related: NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles It's not the first time Voyager 1 has experienced communication problems; the spacecraft has certainly been showing its age.