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Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft

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Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft

Voyager 1, shown in this illustration, has operated for decades thanks to a radioisotope power system. NASA via…

byBenjamin Roulston

April 18, 2025