On this day in 1977, NASA launched Voyager 2, a spacecraft that would go on to make history as one of humanity’s greatest achievements in space exploration. Today, the probe celebrates 48 years in ...

On 28 August 1989, Voyager 2 looked back at Neptune from 4.7 billion kilometres away. The icy planet appeared on the left, with Triton shining faintly on the right. The probe had already passed ...

Voyager 1 is currently about 15 billion miles away, and at 46 years old, the probe has shown multiple quirks and signs of aging in recent years.

This iconic image marks the final visual record sent back by Voyager 2 before its optical cameras were permanently shut off to conserve the probe’s shrinking power supply.

The Voyager 1 probe, which is now about 11 billion miles (17.7 billion kilometers) from Earth, has entered an unexpected "transition zone" at the edge of the solar system, according to the study ...