Voyager 2's Plasma Science Instrument Shutdown
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•NASA shut off a Voyager instrument. Only these 4 remain.
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NASA shutters "plasma science" instrument on Voyager 2 , leaving it with four remaining science instruments.
The craft converted nuclear fuel from radioactive plutonium-238 into electricity.
NASA engineers have strategically shut off instruments to extend the life of Voyager 1 and 2, which are 15 and 12 billion miles away.
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