These 15 NASA missions changed history by pushing the boundaries of science, engineering, and human exploration beyond Earth.

While the lander is designed to perform the crucial task of exploring the place for the U.S., it’s the Elytra spacecraft set ...

NASA revealed that the effort involved simultaneously turning off certain powered devices and substituting them with ...

Most robotic missions get a burst of attention at launch, a second burst at arrival, and then vanish from the news. Much of ...

NASA engineers found a way to conserve Voyager 2’s dwindling power supply, extending the spacecraft’s mission into at least ...

After a successful trial on Voyager 2, NASA plans to execute its “big bang” power diversion on humanity’s most distant space ...

Both Voyager 1 and 2 have spent almost 49 years soaring through space. In the process, they’ve traveled further than any ...

NASA's Voyager 2 probe, which launched in 1977, can keep operating its last science instruments after a power reduction ...

Within our solar system, Uranus is a geometric oddball. Its spin axis tilts more than 90° from its orbit, so it essentially ...

Launched in 1977, Voyager 2 was dispatched to study the outer planets of the solar system. Along with its sister craft, ...

After 49 years in space, NASA’s Voyagers are running low on power—but an audacious move should extend the tenures of the two ...