"The probes, launched almost 50 years ago on a grand tour of the solar system, are on a trajectory that will take them far beyond the Sun's influence. Both are still collecting scientific data and have faced technical challenges in recent years. Voyager 1 began spouting gibberish due to faulty hardware, which engineers on Earth bypassed. And Voyager 2 temporarily gave Earth the silent treatment after its antenna was accidentally pointed in the wrong direction."
"Juno, which was launched in 2011 to study Jupiter, reached the end of a expedition extension on September 30. However, even though the spacecraft remains in relatively good health despite the nine years it has spent in the harsh environment around Jupiter, its future is now in doubt. According to the mission's website, Juno was supposed to continue its investigation "through September 2025, or until the spacecraft's end of life.""
A proposed 26 percent reduction is affecting the Voyager project budget, with annual mission costs roughly $5 million. Federal funding disputes and a US government shutdown have complicated finalization of budgets and services. An anonymous source expressed strong dismay over the scale of the cut. The Voyager probes, launched nearly fifty years ago, remain operational and continue to return scientific data despite recent technical issues, including Voyager 1 hardware faults and Voyager 2 antenna mispointing. Budget uncertainty is also putting the extended Juno mission in doubt after its extension ended on September 30.
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