NASA's Voyager probes have been traveling through space for nearly 46 years. Here are 18 groundbreaking photos from their incredible mission.

Tue, 08/01/2023 - 07:01

The thumb is a collage of four images taken by the Voyager probes that are featured in the piece. — This montage shows examples of striking images of the solar system Voyager 1 and 2 took on their missions.
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Nearly 46 years after their launch, Voyager 1 and 2 will likely soon reach the end of their scientific mission.
NASA recently lost contact with Voyager 2 after sending it a bad command by mistake.
Here are 18 pictures the probes took over the course of their forty-plus-year journey.

The Voyager probes are pioneers of science, making it farther into space than any other manufactured object. But now, they face a terminal problem: their power is running out.