NASA has shut down a science instrument on Voyager 1 to conserve power due to its distance from Earth.

NASA shuts off another Voyager science instrument to save power. The spacecraft is now 15 billion miles from Earth https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/voyager-1-low-energy-charged-particles-experiment-shut-down?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into skyatnightmagazine.com @skyatnightmagazine-com-skyatnightmag

#space #NASA #science #technology NASA has switched off another instrument on Voyager 1, which was launched in 1977. This will help to save energy so that it can continue its journey. The instrument called Low Energy Particles experiment had been measuring particles and cosmic rays in the Milky Way. Now just two instruments are working, but Voyager 1 is 15 billion miles from Earth. Further instruments will need shutting down in the future. https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/voyager-1-low-energy-charged-particles-experiment-shut-down

NASA shuts off another Voyager science instrument to save power. The spacecraft is now 15 billion miles from Earth https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/voyager-1-low-energy-charged-particles-experiment-shut-down?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Space Missions @space-missions-skyatnightmag