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Jupiter: Facts about the biggest planet in our solar systemDiscover interesting facts about Jupiter, its many moons, and whether the gas giant and its moons could host extraterrestrial life
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NASA supercomputer reveals strange spiral structure at the edge of our solar systemThe mysterious Oort cloud is the source of many of our solar system's comets, but astronomers still have no idea what it looks like. Now, new simulations may have given them a first glimpse.
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Pale Blue Dot: The iconic Valentine's Day photo of Earth turns 35 today — and you're probably in itOn this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale Blue Dot" image is just as awe-inspiring today.
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Voyager 1 loses contact with NASA, turns on retro transmitter not used since 1981NASA lost contact with the interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft for nearly a week after a technical glitch shut off the probe's main transmitter. Using Voyager's weaker backup transmitter, engineers are assessing the problem from 15 billion miles away.
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NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar spaceNASA's most distant spacecraft had a critical thruster problem far from home. Fixing it required a long-distance call to overcome extreme cold and dwindling power.
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NASA engineers finally fix Voyager 1 spacecraft — from 15 billion miles awayThe Voyager I spacecraft went haywire last year, but NASA engineers say they have finally fixed its data transmission systems and are receiving usable signals from all four science instruments.
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How long would it take to reach Planet 9, if we ever find it?Some experts believe that the solar system's hypothetical ninth planet could be just a few years away from being discovered. If this is the case, how long would it take for humans to send probes to the elusive world?
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Things are finally looking up for the Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraftTwo of the four science instruments aboard the Voyager 1 spacecraft are now returning usable data after months of transmitting only gibberish, NASA scientists have announced.
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After months of sending gibberish to NASA, Voyager 1 is finally making sense againNASA's Voyager 1 probe has resumed sending usable data back to Earth after engineers fixed a computer error that caused the interstellar spacecraft to only transmit gibberish for five months.
