NASA shuts down Voyager 1 instrument to keep probe exploring interstellar space
NASA engineers have shut down the Low-energy Charged Particles experiment aboard Voyager 1 to conserve its limited power supply. The spacecraft, launched in 1977, is now more than 15 billion miles from Earth and is the most distant human-made object in space. Voyager 1 entered interstellar space in 2012 and continues to send back unique data about conditions beyond the solar system. The instrument shutdown is part of … Continue reading NASA shuts down Voyager 1 instrument to keep probe exploring interstellar space
