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NASA plans to send a working nuclear reactor toward Mars in late 2028. Space Reactor-1 Freedom will split uranium atoms in deep space to generate electricity for its engines — the first test of a technology NASA hopes will eventually help power human miss

NASA is preparing to launch Space Reactor-1 Freedom in late 2028, testing nuclear power technology for interplanetary travel toward Mars.

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NASA Just Found a Clever Way To Keep Voyager 2 Alive in Deep Space

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Voyager 2 is nearly 50 years old, losing about 4 watts of power every year as its plutonium power source fades — and NASA just bought it at least another year of science with an all-at-once power-system swap engineers called the “Big Bang,” performed on a

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NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year

NASA has implemented a strategic technical adjustment to extend the operational lifespan of the Voyager 2 probe nearly 48 years after its initial launch.

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NASA’s Pluto Probe Is Finally Approaching a Major Boundary of Deep Space

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft wakes from hibernation and reaches six billion miles from Earth as it explores beyond Pluto.

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Want to Live Like a Deep-Space Colonist for a Year? NASA Will Pay You to Do It

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4 sources 5 articles v 3 75d ago

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Voyager 1 launched in 1977 on a four-year mission, and in November 2026, nearly half a century later, it will become the first object ever to reach one light-day from Earth — so distant that a signal now takes a full 24 hours to cross the emptiness back h

Voyager 1 set to become the first human-made object a light‑day away, stretching its signal to a full 24‑hour round‑trip

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An enormous explosion has occurred in deep space

Astronomers are reporting significant new observations of deep space, including a rapid gamma-ray burst and the discovery of two massive cosmic structures.

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Voyager 1 launched in 1977 on a four-year mission and is still flying 49 years later, now so far away that in November 2026 a radio signal will take a full 24 hours to reach it — so when engineers say "good morning" on a Monday, the answer won't arrive un

Voyager 1 continues its historic deep-space journey nearly half a century after its launch in 1977, setting new milestones in distance and communication delays.

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