Voyager 1 shuts off instrument to buy time before ‘Big Bang’ fix to extend the mission

Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from our planet, has powered down another science instrument as it explores uncharted interstellar space — a move that could buy time for an ambitious attempt to extend the probe’s impressive lifespan. NASA sent a command on April 17 to deactivate the spacecraft’s...

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