NASA to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year
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NASA made power adjustments to the 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe, shutting off non-essential devices to extend its three remaining science instruments for at least another year. The spacecraft's nuclear battery loses about four watts annually, forcing engineers to find creative solutions to keep humanity's interstellar explorers operational.
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