NASA Voyager mission engineers are preparing a software patch that will allow the thrusters aboard the Voyager 1 and 2 interstellar probes to continue operating for another five years, keeping the ...

A NASA spacecraft launched almost five decades ago is once again sending data back to scientists after going dark last year, the space agency reported this week. In an April 22 press release, NASA ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - NASA has sent a software update to a spacecraft that is 12 billion miles away from Earth. The Voyager 2 spacecraft was first launched back in 1977, and after being the first manmade ...

The furthest human spacecraft from earth—Voyager 1 and 2—are still getting software updates more than 12 billion miles away, which should help keep the probes operational for many years to come.

NASA engineers are implementing measures to ensure that the Voyager spacecraft continue their interstellar exploration for several more years. One concern being addressed is the accumulation of fuel ...

NASA has started the painstaking process of updating the software on two of its spacecraft. This would be a tricky operation no matter the mission, but it's all the more perilous with the Voyager ...