Voyager spacecraft's interstellar journey
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•An interstellar instrument takes a final bow
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MIT scientists and engineers have shut off MIT ’s Plasma Science Experiment .
The Plasma Spectrometer measured charged particles in planetary magnetospheres, the solar wind, and the interstellar medium.
The experiment played a crucial role in confirming the moment when Voyager 2 crossed the heliosphere and moved into interstellar space.
The first version of the instrument they designed was flown on Explorer 10 in 1961 .
JPL figured out the problem and was able to reprogram the flight data system from 15 billion miles away.
Voyager will still measure the galactic cosmic rays, magnetic fields, and plasma waves.
The available power decreases about 4 watts per year as the plutonium which powers them decays.
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