When NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft sailed past Jupiter in 1979, it recorded a stunning and unusual phenomenon—plasma waves as it crossed the planet’s bow shock. This haunting sound, captured 46 years ...

Contrary to its name, Voyager 2 was the first of the vehicles launched into space first in Aug. 20 1977 from Florida. Its twin probe, Voyager 1, launched two weeks later on Sept. 5. At more than 15 ...

Nearly half a century ago, a spacecraft roughly the size of a small car set off from the Florida coast atop a rocket to begin what was supposed to be a five-year journey. This week, NASA announced it ...

Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 is the farthest human-made object from Earth, nearing nearly 16 billion miles away. The probe now has two of its original ten science instruments still in operation as NASA ...

In 1977, NASA launched an ambitious mission: Two spacecraft called Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 blasted off to investigate Jupiter and Saturn. They’re still gathering data today—now, in interstellar ...