1977’den bu yana \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan Voyager 1, her y\u0131l yakla\u015f\u0131k 4 watt g\u00fc\u00e7 kaybediyor. Ara\u00e7, pl\u00fctonyumun bozunmas\u0131ndan elde edilen \u0131s\u0131y\u0131 elektri\u011fe d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcrerek \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yor. 49 y\u0131ld\u0131r veri g\u00f6nderen LECP aleti, y\u0131ld\u0131zlararas\u0131 ortam\u0131n yap\u0131s\u0131 hakk\u0131nda kritik \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcmler sunuyordu. \u015eu anda yaln\u0131zca iki alet \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmaya devam ediyor: biri plazma dalgalar\u0131n\u0131, di\u011feri manyetik alanlar\u0131 \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcyor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bu kapatma i\u015flemi, m\u00fchendislere “B\u00fcy\u00fck Patlama” olarak adland\u0131r\u0131lan uzun vadeli enerji tasarrufu plan\u0131n\u0131 hayata ge\u00e7irmek i\u00e7in yakla\u015f\u0131k bir y\u0131l zaman kazand\u0131racak. Bu plan, baz\u0131 g\u00fc\u00e7 t\u00fcketen birimlerin daha d\u00fc\u015f\u00fck enerjili alternatiflerle de\u011fi\u015ftirilmesini \u00f6ng\u00f6r\u00fcyor; b\u00f6ylece ara\u00e7 yeterince s\u0131cak tutularak bilimsel veri toplamay\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcrebilecek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u00fcnya’ya 25 milyar kilometre uzakl\u0131kta bulunan ve insanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n en uza\u011fa g\u00f6nderdi\u011fi nesne olan Voyager 1, orijinal be\u015f y\u0131ll\u0131k g\u00f6rev s\u00fcresini \u00e7oktan a\u015fm\u0131\u015f durumda. NASA ekibi, hem Voyager 1’i hem de ikizi Voyager 2’yi olabildi\u011fince uzun s\u00fcre ayakta tutmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n