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Helloooooo solar max

Brilliant pink and green aurora above a tree lined horizon
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Engineers noticed Voyager 1’s thrusters getting sluggish. They needed to swap thrusters to make sure the spacecraft could continue pointing at Earth to communicate. It was a risky maneuver that could have damaged the spacecraft. Here’s the story: Newsletter @ 11 am et: adastraspace.com

VOYAGER 1 IS FIXED!!! How NASA swapped out thrusters from 15 billion miles away
VOYAGER 1 IS FIXED!!! How NASA swapped out thrusters from 15 billion miles away

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Come work as an intern with Nature's news team, January-June 2025! Position is NYC or DC-based. springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...

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