There are huge, invisible structures in the ionosphere that are high above the surface of the Earth. These structures are ...

On Sept. 26, engineers issued the command to turn off the plasma science instrument. Sent by NASA's Deep Space Network, it took 19 hours to reach Voyager 2, and the return signal took another 19 ...

The plasma experiment had been gathering limited data. NASA expects the Voyager 2 spacecraft will continue operating with other experiments into the 2030s.

The "wall of plasma" feature matches a single-wavelength view of solar flares observed by NASA as part of its SDO data from May 20, 2024, which Frazier sent in a screenshot below: (Courtesy of ...

As I noted above, the Voyager 2 mission won’t be shuttered anytime soon. Despite NASA turning off the plasma science instrument, the probe still has four other operational instruments aboard it.

The pulsed plasma rocket, however, is smaller, simpler, and more affordable, according to NASA. The space agency claims that the propulsion system’s high efficiency could allow for crewed ...

Because of this inevitability, NASA decided it was time to scale back operations on Voyager 2 by shutting down its plasma science instrument. Doing so, however, took much longer than it does to ...

Engineers and technicians work on deploying and stowing stationary plasma thrusters on NASA's Psyche spacecraft before its launch in 2023. Two plasma engines are visible here mounted to a dual ...

NASA and the European Space Agency created the above timelapse video of R Aquarii using Hubble images that spanned 2014 to 2023. This thermonuclear explosion is called a "nova" — not to be ...

NASA aims to send astronauts to Mars by the 2030s. But with current technology, the journey will be years long. That's why NASA invested in a new type of rocket that could shorten the trip to just ...

NASA video shows 2 galaxies forming 'blood-soaked eyes' figure in space The pair of galaxies are named IC 2163 and HGC 2207 and are about 80 million light-years away from Earth. Fernando Cervantes Jr.

The plasma experiment had been gathering limited data. NASA expects the Voyager 2 spacecraft will continue operating with other experiments into the 2030s.