Interstellar space Archives

“Every Day Could Be Our Last.” Voyager Instruments Shut Down as Iconic Spacecraft Continue Farthest-Ever Journey from Earth

Micah Hanks·March 5, 2025

NASA plans to disable instruments on its iconic Voyager probes to extend the missions of the two farthest human-made objects from Earth.

Voyager 1 is Back Online Again, but NASA’s Iconic Probe is Losing Something it Crucially Needs to Remain Operational

Micah Hanks·December 4, 2024

NASA’s Voyager 1 probe is back online after a pause in communication, but the iconic spacecraft is losing something crucial to its operations.

NASA’s Voyager 1 Successfully Revives Antique Transmitter Last Used in 1981 to Prolong its Historic Mission

Ryan Whalen·November 5, 2024

NASA's Voyager 1 is reviving technology abandoned four decades ago to help keep its groundbreaking space exploration mission alive.

NASA Restores Communication to Voyager Spacecraft in Seemingly Impossible Feat

Micah Hanks·June 20, 2024

This week, NASA has achieved the seemingly impossible by restoring full communication to its iconic Voyager I spacecraft.

Voyager 1 Spacecraft Resumes Communication Thanks to Ingenious Engineering Hack Performed from 15 Billion Miles Away

Micah Hanks·April 23, 2024

After five months of silence, NASA engineers have successfully received communications from the iconic Voyager 1 spacecraft, allowing them to perform a health and status checkup on the most distant human-built object in the cosmos.

Our Solar System’s “Oort Cloud” Is Home to Countless Interstellar Visitors, Says New Research

MJ Banias·August 31, 2021

A new study says there are more interstellar objects in the Oort Cloud than previously thought, and they like wandering into our solar system.

Interstellar space

“Every Day Could Be Our Last.” Voyager Instruments Shut Down as Iconic Spacecraft Continue Farthest-Ever Journey from Earth

Voyager 1 is Back Online Again, but NASA’s Iconic Probe is Losing Something it Crucially Needs to Remain Operational

NASA’s Voyager 1 Successfully Revives Antique Transmitter Last Used in 1981 to Prolong its Historic Mission

NASA Restores Communication to Voyager Spacecraft in Seemingly Impossible Feat

Voyager 1 Spacecraft Resumes Communication Thanks to Ingenious Engineering Hack Performed from 15 Billion Miles Away

Our Solar System’s “Oort Cloud” Is Home to Countless Interstellar Visitors, Says New Research

Are Scientists with Knowledge of U.S. Secrets Disappearing? The Facts Tell a Different Story

Lunar Ranging: Detecting the Memory Effect from a Black Hole Merger at the Galactic Center

The Bizarre History of the Nazi Spaceplane Built to Bomb New York and A Botched Russian Kidnapping

Vertical Farming Is The Future of Food Production