Voyager Spacecraft Quiz

When did Voyager 1 begin transmitting garbled data?

• November

• December

• January

• February

What did NASA scientists do to get Voyager 1 back online?

• Replaced the spacecraft

• Visited the spacecraft

• Changed the mission team

• Uploaded new flight software

What year was Voyager 1 launched?

• 1977

• 1980

• 1975

• 1982

Which planets did Voyager 1 briefly visit?

• Mars and Venus

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Earth and Mars

• Neptune and Uranus

What shape might the heliosphere have, according to recent findings?

• Cube-shaped

• Cylindrical

• Spherical

• Comet-like or croissant

What unexpected discovery did the Voyager probes make beyond the heliopause?

• No magnetic field

• Significant solar magnetic field and charged particles

• Presence of alien life

• Complete vacuum

Which mission is set to launch next year to continue solar physics research?

• Voyager 3

• IMAP

• Hubble Space Telescope

• James Webb Space Telescope

What is the primary task of NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP)?

• Mapping the Milky Way

• Monitoring galactic cosmic rays

• Studying black holes

• Exploring exoplanets

When did Voyager 2 cross the heliopause?

• 2015

• 2012

• 2018

• 2020

What is the fate of the Voyager probes' instruments in the coming years?

• Be replaced by new instruments

• Shut down some to conserve energy

• Remain operational indefinitely

• Upgrade to newer technology