BurstCube, shown in this artist’s concept, will orbit Earth as it hunts for short gamma-ray …
Read More »As Voyager 1’s mission draws to a close, one planetary scientist reflects on its legacy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For nearly 50 years, NASA’s Voyager 1 mission has competed for the title of deep space’s little engine that could. Launched in 1977 along with its twin, Voyager 2, the spacecraft is now soaring more than 15 billion miles from Earth. On their journeys through the …
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