Linda Spilker, the Voyager mission’s project scientist, spoke to Gizmodo about the challenges that come with operating the outdated spacecraft, and passing on the knowledge of the Voyagers to the ...

Voyager 2 spent over four decades journeying through the outer solar system. In 2018, it became only the second human-made object to enter interstellar space. This video explores the milestones of its ...

Nearly 40 years ago, Voyager 2 became the first spacecraft to observe Uranus up-close. Using radio signals from the planet's auroras and magnetic field data collected by the spacecraft ...

This approach can now be used to determine the rotation rate of any celestial object with a magnetic field and auroras — including exoplanets.

I’m often asked about the space probes that are leaving the solar system, never to return. There are five of them: Pioneer 10 and 11 and Voyager 1 and 2 – all launched in the 1970s – and New Horizons, ...

When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an ...

Armin Shimerman, who portrayed the role of a Ferengi in the Star Trek franchise, talked about how the writers had detailed ...

In January 1986, Voyager 2 became the first — and so far the only — spacecraft to explore Uranus, and with its data, astronomers pegged the ice giant's rotation period at 17 hours, 14 minutes ...