Looking Up - 17 May 23 The Voyager missions are hurtling into interstellar space

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The Voyager missions are hurtling into interstellar space, but are running out of energy. Like us, they are having to ration what little they have left. One by one, their instruments will be shut down, but the engineers have some tricks to try to eek out the precious remaining electricity for a few more years.

17 May 2023 English South Africa Places & Travel

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