The iconic space probe Voyager 1 was the first man-made object to escape the solar system, traveling at a maximum speed of 38,000 mph for 35 years to accomplish the feat. The probe launched on Sept. 5 ...

A software glitch is making NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft act a little bit haunted this Halloween season. On October 17, Voyager 1 switched its main radio transmitter to a different frequency, leaving ...

Earlier this year, NASA mission controllers faced a challenging decision that could have marked the end of Voyager 1's decades-long journey. Launched in 1977 to explore the outer solar system, the ...

After almost 50 years in deep space, NASA's Voyager probes have more than their fair share of glitches. Still, it's worth it to keep these spacecraft operational—they are the only eyes we have outside ...

(CNN) — The 47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft is back in touch with NASA — but not out of the woods — after a technical issue caused a days-long communications blackout with the historic mission, which ...

NASA can't catch a break when it comes to Voyager 1, apparently. That's because the US space agency has now revealed that the only thing keeping Voyager 1 communications running at the moment is a ...

Voyager 1 is over 15 billion miles (25 billion km) from Earth and Voyager 2 is 13 billion miles (21 billion km) away. That's so far that it can take almost two days for a radio signal to make the trip ...

Why it matters: Since 2007, The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) has provided researchers with the ability to collect astronomical data and search for signs of extraterrestrial life. Earlier this year, the ...

Engineers have determined why NASA’s Voyager 1 probe has been transmitting gibberish for nearly five months, raising hopes of recovering humanity’s most distant spacecraft. Voyager 1, traveling ...

The Voyager 2 spacecraft may be out of touch with NASA until mid-October thanks to a slight mishap, but NASA engineers got some good news this afternoon in the form of a carrier signal from the ...