In late 2026, a spacecraft launched in the 1970s will reach a distance from our planet that once belonged purely to science ...

Voyager 1, NASA's deep-space probe, is set to achieve a historic milestone in November 2026 by becoming the first spacecraft to reach one light-day from Earth.

On July 9, 1979, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft made its closest approach to Jupiter. It came within 354,000 miles (570,000 kilometers) of the planet's cloud tops. Voyager 2 was one of two space probes ...

Bob’s Blog: "It's been a profound experience to actually feel how slow we are by watching myself grow old as we take our first baby steps among the stars" ...

Far beyond the orbit of Pluto, a spacecraft the size of a small car has started speaking in riddles. Voyager 1, humanity’s most distant emissary, spent months transmitting data that looked less like a ...

Voyager 1 is one of humanity's greatest achievements in space travel. This spacecraft was launched by NASA in September 1977 on a one-way trip to the outer reaches of our solar system. Originally, it ...

Engineers at NASA have successfully fired up a set of thrusters Voyager 1 hasn’t used in decades to solve an issue that could keep the 47-year-old spacecraft from communicating with Earth from ...

You’ve got to love technology. Thanks to space exploration, we’re given an inside look at the planets like we’d never be able to see them. Jupiter's Great Red Spot viewed by Voyager 1. Last year, NASA ...

After months of challenging trouble-shooting and suspenseful waiting, Voyager 1 is once again talking to Earth. The aging NASA spacecraft, about 24 billion kilometers from home, began transmitting ...

It’s been just over 48 years since Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977 from Cape Canaveral, originally to study our Solar System’s planets. Voyager 1 would explore Jupiter and Saturn, while ...

Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth in 2026, marking a first for any spacecraft as it continues its journey through ...

Voyager 1, NASA’s deep-space probe, could soon become the first spacecraft to reach a historic milestone. In November 2026, the probe will be one light-day from Earth.