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NASA sacrifices Voyager 1 instrument to extend historic interstellar spacecraft's mission

The Low-Energy Charged Particles (LECP) science instrument was shut down by engineers at JPL to conserve power.

NASA Shut Down Voyager 1 Science Instrument After Unexpected Power Drop

NASA engineers are working to keep the Voyager mission alive as it cruises through interstellar space, opting to shut down ...

NASA’s interstellar space probe Voyager 1 is losing power

Nasa’s interstellar space probe Voyager 1 is losing power - US space agency says it has a ‘far-out plan’ to save the most ...
Scientific American

Parsing the Science of Interstellar with Physicist Kip Thorne

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In an earlier blog post about Christopher ...

NASA Shuts Off Key Instrument On Voyager 1 To "Keep Humanity's 1st Interstellar Explorer Going"

The instrument was used to measure low-energy charged particles, including ions, electrons, cosmic rays originating from our ...