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science-and-technology1 year ago•3 min saved

Europa Clipper Begins Scientific Journey to Jupiter's Icy Moon

NASA's Europa Clipper mission has successfully deployed its first science instruments as it travels to Jupiter's moon Europa, believed to have a subsurface ocean. Launched on October 14, the spacecraft has traveled 13 million miles from Earth and will reach Jupiter in 2030. It will conduct 49 flybys to study Europa's potential to harbor life. The spacecraft's magnetometer and radar antennas have been deployed, with further tests planned. The mission will use gravity assists from Mars and Earth to reach its destination.

via Space.com|

#europa-clipper #jupiter #nasa

space2 years ago•4 min saved

Voyager 2's Innovative Power Strategy for Science Quest 12 Billion Miles Away

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft, which is more than 12 billion miles away from Earth, has begun using a small reservoir of backup power to keep its science instruments operating despite a diminishing power supply. This innovative power strategy will enable the mission to postpone shutting down a science instrument until 2026, rather than this year, and potentially continue for years to come. Voyager 2 and its twin Voyager 1 are the only spacecraft ever to operate outside the heliosphere, the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields generated by the Sun, and are helping scientists answer questions about the shape of the heliosphere and its role in protecting Earth from the energetic particles and other radiation found in the interstellar environment.

via SciTechDaily|

#interstellar-space #nasa #power-supply

spaceflight2 years ago•4 min saved

NASA's Voyager 2 Mission Extended with New Power Strategy.

NASA's Voyager 2 mission will extend its interstellar science mission for three more years, postponing an instrument shutdown to 2026. The change will allow the mission to gather valuable science in deep space, examining the sun's magnetic field, the energy of the solar wind emanating from our sun, and radio emissions in interstellar space. Engineers solved Voyager 2's power problems by removing a protection normally available to stop electricity surges from damaging the spacecraft's instruments, which will loosen voltage regulation on the spacecraft.

via Space.com|

#interstellar-space #nasa #power-problems

space2 years ago•4 min saved

Voyager's new power strategy boosts scientific capabilities.

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft, launched in 1977, will keep its science instruments turned on until 2026, thanks to a new power strategy that uses a small reservoir of backup power set aside as part of an onboard safety mechanism. The Voyager probes are the only spacecraft ever to operate outside the heliosphere, and are helping scientists answer questions about the shape of the heliosphere and its role in protecting Earth from the energetic particles and other radiation found in the interstellar environment.

via Phys.org|

#interstellar-space #nasa #power-supply