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NASA Reboots Voyager 2 from 13 Billion Miles Away with 'Big Bang' Software Update

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NASA Reboots Voyager 2 from 13 Billion Miles Away with 'Big Bang' Software Update
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NASA beamed a new software update—nicknamed 'Big Bang'—to Voyager 2 from about 13.3 billion miles away, turning off some high‑power devices and swapping them for lower‑power options to conserve energy. The change should keep the remaining three instruments operational for at least another year as the RTG power slowly declines, and NASA plans to apply the same update to Voyager 1.

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  1. NASA’s Voyager 2 Space Probe Just Got New Software From Over 13 Billion Miles Away  PetaPixel
  2. NASA Engineers Help Prolong Voyager 2’s Science Mission  NASA Science (.gov)
  3. How NASA is powering the Voyager 2 probe from a galaxy away  Mashable
  4. ‘Big Bang’ fix boosts Voyager 2’s mission in interstellar space  cnn.com
  5. NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year  Space

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