On this day in 1977, NASA launched Voyager 2, a spacecraft that would go on to make history as one of humanity’s greatest achievements in space exploration. Today, the probe celebrates 48 years in ...

On Aug. 20, 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets. Despite its name, this ...

Today in the history of astronomy, NASA announces our first view of the rings of Neptune.

In a major milestone for space exploration, NASA has successfully reestablished contact with Voyager 2, the iconic space probe that has been exploring the outer reaches of our solar system since ...

Of the 10 science instruments Voyager 1 started its journey with, four are currently gathering data on its cosmic environment, and each year, the spacecraft loses more of its precious power supply.

NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft have long left the farthest reaches of the solar system. Their plutonium power source is running low.

When Voyager 2 flew by Uranus (shown here in a false-color infrared image), the probe detected a strange magnetic environment around the planet. That may have been a fluke of timing. NASA, ESA ...

Of the 10 science instruments Voyager 1 started its journey with, four are currently gathering data on its cosmic environment, and each year, the spacecraft loses more of its precious power supply.