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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