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The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off

This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer.

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The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off
Source: NPR News
FILE - This illustration provided by NASA depicts Voyager 1.

This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer.

(Image credit: NASA)

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