NASA turns off Voyager 2's plasma tool to help it travel farther into outer space.

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NASA turned off an instrument on Voyager 2 to save power. This will help the spacecraft keep exploring space for a longer time.

The instrument that was turned off measured charged atoms in space. This instrument on Voyager 2's twin, Voyager 1, stopped working a long time ago.

Voyager 2 still has four other instruments working. These instruments will keep collecting information about space beyond our Sun.

Voyager 2 was launched in 1977 and is very far from Earth. It is the only spacecraft to have visited the planets Uranus and Neptune.

Voyager 1 is even farther away from Earth than Voyager 2. Both spacecraft are exploring the space between stars.

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Why did NASA turn off an instrument on Voyager 2?

NASA turned off the instrument to save power.

What does the turned-off instrument measure?

The instrument measured charged atoms in space.

When was Voyager 2 launched?

Voyager 2 was launched in 1977.

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