NASA is working to extend Voyager 1 and 2's lifespan. But as the probes near the end of their scientific mission, here are 18 of their iconic pictures.

The Voyager probes we sent from Earth back in the 70s found an incredible 'wall of fire' at the edge of our solar system ...

NASA's been slowly shutting down non-essential instruments on the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft to save power. Aboard each spacecraft is a golden record, with images, sounds, greetings, and music ...

O n Valentine's Day 1990, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft snapped what would become one of the most iconic images ever taken: a view of Earth from 3.7 billion miles (6 billion kilometers) away. In ...

FILE – In this Aug. 4, 1977, photo provided by NASA, the “Sounds of Earth” record is mounted on the Voyager 2 spacecraft in the Safe-1 Building at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Voyager 2 is ...

Before engineers began shutting equipment down, Voyager 1 took one last look back at Earth. Way back in February 1990, Voyager 1 pointed its cameras back the way it had come to snap a photo of our ...

The Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 space probes launched 45 years ago, the first on Aug. 20, 1977 and the second on Sept. 5, and they are now the farthest human-made objects from Earth, at about three ...

The Voyager spacecraft carry the ‘golden records,’ imprinted with music, voices, and pictures, a poignant reminder of the twins’ long-ago home and its iridescence of life. Up Next Previous ...

Since its launch from Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 5, 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has diligently sent regular updates to Earth on the health of its systems and data collected from its ...

Nasa's Voyager 1 space probe has started sending nonsensical data back to Earth after making a journey of billions of miles and travelling for nearly 50 years in space. First launched in 1977, the ...