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NASA engineers reconfigure Voyager 2 power system

The probe received a software update on August 4, 2026, to extend its mission by at least one year.

Caleb Mbeki
Planetary Science Reporter
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NASA announced on August 4, 2026, that engineers successfully reconfigured the power system of the Voyager 2 probe through an operation nicknamed the Big Bang.[3]