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Voyager's Timeless Valentine's Day Gift: Big Pic

Posted Tue Feb 14, 2012 08:47 PM ET | 0

On Feb. 14, 1990, the Voyager 1 spacecraft passed the orbit of Pluto and turned its camera around to take a series of photos of the planets. Read more

Voyager's Timeless Valentine's Day Gift: Big Pic

Voyager Probes Give Us ET's View

Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Dec 1, 2011 02:05 PM ET | 0

The spacecraft are so far away that they can now measure previously obscured radiation from the Milky Way. Read more

Voyager: Solar System Edge is Bubbly and 'Frothy'

Posted Fri Jun 10, 2011 03:31 AM ET | 0

The twin Voyager probes are entering interstellar space, but they're experiencing some surprises along the way. Read more

Could Saturn's Moon Enceladus Nurture Alien Life?

Posted by Ray Villard Wed Jun 8, 2011 06:41 PM ET | 0

The nearest form of extraterrestrial life in the solar system may be "only" a billion miles away. Read more

Could Saturn's Moon Enceladus Nurture Alien Life?

Space Music: DJ Irk Talks Music, Math and Alien Communication

Posted by Robert Lamb Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:08 AM ET | 0

What would an extraterrestrial make of music and mathematics? And how much of a connection exists between the beats that stir our brain and the number patterns that underline reality? Read more

Voyager 2 Met Uranus 25 Years Ago

Posted Mon Jan 24, 2011 09:05 PM ET | 0

On Jan. 24, 1986, the NASA mission took close-up photos of the enigmatic 'ice giant.' Read more

NASA Finds Cause of Voyager 2 Glitch

Posted by Irene Klotz Tue May 18, 2010 12:29 PM ET | 0

What a difference a bit makes. NASA engineers believe they have traced the cause of Voyager 2's gibberish to single bit in the spacecraft’s memory. Read more