More than 30 years have passed since the Voyager 2 fly-bys of Uranus and Neptune. I discuss a range of lessons learned from Voyager, broadly grouped into process, planning, and people. In terms of ...

On Aug. 20, 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets. Despite its name, this was the first of two Voyager missions NASA launched that year. Thanks to a ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Neptune's glowing auroras are captured in the best detail yet by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Hints of auroras were first faintly detected in ultraviolet light during a flyby ...

FILE - This photo provided by NASA shows the "Sounds of Earth" record being mounted on the Voyager 2 spacecraft in the Safe-1 Building at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Aug. 4, 1977. (AP Photo/NASA, ...

NASA has received a signal from the Voyager 2 spacecraft that it accidentally lost contact with on July 21. Communications with the famous spacecraft, which launched in 1977 and is currently around 12 ...

The way most of the public thinks Neptune and Uranus look, especially "big blue" Neptune, does not likely resemble what astronomers say these icy giant worlds actually look like. The planets of Uranus ...

NASA has lost contact with the legendary Voyager 2 spacecraft after “inadvertently” sending it a command that caused the antenna to point 2 degrees away from ...

One year ago, on Nov. 5, 2018, NASA’s Voyager 2 became only the second spacecraft in history to leave the heliosphere — the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by our Sun. At a ...

NASA’s aging interstellar probe is gradually losing power, forcing the space agency to shut down one of its science instruments to conserve its energy. Launched in 1977, NASA’s Voyager 2 mission has ...

Glen Nagle does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

NASA's Voyager 2 probe has phoned home. The iconic spacecraft has been doing that reliably for decades, but it's tremendously far away from Earth, and that can make communication difficult. Last month ...

NASA has announced that the science missions of Voyager 2 will be extended to 2026, thanks to a small reservoir of backup power that the spacecraft has started using. This innovative solution saved ...