NASA shuts off Voyager 1 low-energy charged particles experiment
NewsBytes | April 20, 2026 3:39 PM CST
Voyager 1 still collecting sensor data
Even with this shutdown, Voyager 1 is still collecting data with its plasma wave and magnetic field sensors as it cruises over 15 billion miles from Earth.
Messages now take more than 23 hours each way.
NASA's main goal is to keep the most important systems running so we can stay connected with humanity's farthest explorer for as long as possible.
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