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NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument
NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles
NASA has turned off one of Voyager 2's science instruments as power conservation becomes crucial for the interstellar exploring spacecraft located 12.8 billion miles from home.
NASA shut off a Voyager instrument. Only these 4 remain.
Both Voyager craft, launched in 1977, convert heat produced by the decay of radioactive plutonium-238 into electricity. Over the decades, NASA engineers have strategically shut off instruments to extend the life of Voyager 1 and 2,
NASA shut off a Voyager 2 tool to save power
[Related: Voyager 1 defies the odds yet again and is back online.]
NASA bids farewell to Voyager 2’s plasma science instrument
NASA has powered off one of Voyager 2's science instruments to stretch the power supply and stave off the need for Voyager 2 to shut down.
Voyager 2 shuts down science experiment as power stores dwindle
The plasma experiment had been gathering limited data. NASA expects the Voyager 2 spacecraft will continue operating with other experiments into the 2030s.
NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power
NASA turned off a suite of instruments on Voyager 2 and its twin Voyager 1 after they explored the gas giant planets in the 1980s. Both are currently in interstellar space, or the space between stars. The plasma instrument on Voyager 1 stopped working long ago and was finally shut down in 2007.
NASA Turns Off Instrument on Spacecraft Due to Shrinking Power Supply
On Tuesday, NASA said it shut down Voyager 2's plasma science instrument—responsible for tracking the flow of charged particles—in late September. The move is aimed at prolonging the spacecraft's mission with the agency hoping to keep it operational into the 2030s.
NASA powers down Voyager 2 plasma instrument to extend mission
Mission engineers at NASA have turned off the plasma science instrument aboard the Voyager 2 spacecraft due to the probe's gradually shrinking electrical power supply.
NASA turns off another of Voyager 2’s instruments to save power
The Voyager spacecraft, launched in the 1970s, has turned off its plasma science instrument to save power for exploring interstellar space.
NASA Powers down Voyager 2 Science Instrument as Energy Dwindles
NASA powers down a science instrument on Voyager 2 as energy levels decline, prioritizing essential operations to extend the spacecraft's deep space mission.
NASA Shuts Down Voyager 2’s Plasma Instrument as Dwindling Power Threatens Mission
NASA has deactivated one of Voyager 2's science instruments as the spacecraft's power levels continue to decline. Launched in 1977, Voyager 2 is currently more than 12.8 billion miles (20.5 billion kilometers) from Earth,
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