Premium Only Content
Voyager 2 shuts down science experiment as power stores dwindle
NASA has powered down the Plasma Science (PLS) instrument on the Voyager 2 spacecraft to conserve energy as it travels approximately 13 billion miles from Earth.
The command to deactivate the PLS, which observed solar winds, was sent on September 26, and it took 19 hours for the message to reach the spacecraft.
Despite its diminishing power supply, NASA anticipates Voyager 2 will continue operating at least one science instrument into the 2030s.
The 47-year-old probe relies on three radioisotope thermoelectric generators that convert heat from decaying plutonium into electricity.
The PLS was crucial for gathering data about solar winds and helped confirm Voyager 2’s exit from the heliosphere in 2018, CNN has reported.
read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/02/science/voyager-2-plasma-nasa-experiment-power/index.html
Links for B.C.
Visit My Website
https://bcbegley.com
Follow Me On Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/B.C.Begley
Subscribe To My Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/bcbegley
Watch Me On YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGoUf-QQTlTN-BIh3ERCE9A
Follow Me On Twitter
https://twitter.com/BC_News1
Watch Me On Rumble
https://rumble.com/c/c-280191
Follow Me On Gab
https://gab.com/BC_Begley
Follow Me On Truth Social
https://truthsocial.com/@BC_Begley
#NASA #Voyager2
-
1:12
B.C. Begley
12 hours agoUkraine deploys all-robot force against Russian troops
47 -
1:31:40
Adam Does Movies
18 hours agoThe Best & Worst Christmas Movies! - LIVE!
6362 -
58:10
Kimberly Guilfoyle
20 hours agoAmerica is Back & The Future is Bright: A Year in Review | Ep. 183
118K64 -
3:03:27
vivafrei
1 day agoEp. 242: Barnes is BACK AGAIN! Trump, Fani, J6, RFK, Chip Roy, USS Liberty AND MORE! Viva & Barnes
208K213 -
LIVE
2 MIKES LIVE
1 hour agoTHE MIKE SCHWARTZ SHOW with DR. MICHAEL J SCHWARTZ 12-24-2024
107 watching -
1:14:17
MTNTOUGH Fitness Lab
22 hours agoNavy SEAL Dom Raso: The Cold, Hard Truth About Modern Brotherhood | MTNPOD #96
241 -
43:42
Dad Dojo Podcast
17 hours agoEP14: Every Girl Dad's Biggest Fear and How To Prevent It
4 -
55:06
Bek Lover Podcast
10 hours agoWill Trump Pull Off A Miracle? Other Strange News Podcast...
811 -
55:53
PMG
23 hours ago $0.01 earned"Hannah Faulkner and Courtney Reed | BEHIND THE LENS OF A TRUMP PHOTOGRAPHER"
277 -
8:09:50
Dr Disrespect
23 hours ago🔴LIVE - DR DISRESPECT - MARVEL RIVALS - GOLD VANGUARD
215K35