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NASA has shut down Voyager 1’s Low-energy Charged Particles instrument to conserve dwindling power as the probe—about 15 billion miles from Earth—continues its interstellar voyage; seven of its ten instrument sets have been turned off so far, with Voyager 2’s LECP already disabled, and the team plans further shutdowns along with a 'Big Bang' power swap to keep data flowing from beyond the heliosphere.
Asteroid 2026 EG1, a bus-sized near-Earth object discovered March 8, 2026, will pass about 1 lunar distance (roughly 197,000 miles) from Earth on March 12–13, traveling at about 21,500 mph. There is no risk to Earth. NASA tracks over 41,000 NEAs and is preparing defense plans and potential asteroid redirect missions for future threats.
NASA’s Perseverance now uses an onboard system called Mars Global Localization to pin down its exact position on Mars by matching panoramic images to orbital terrain maps, achieving accuracy of about 25 centimeters. This allows the rover to navigate more autonomously and travel farther without Earth-based guidance, building on AI-driven planning and reducing reliance on ground control.