Long Duration Storage

The Fifty-Year Ghost Ship Running on 1970s Spare Parts

As Voyager 1 enters its 49th year, NASA engineers are performing high-stakes triage on humanity's farthest outpost using assembly code and desperate power-saving maneuvers. Apr 30, 2026

Space Weather

The High-Stakes Digital Archaeology of Voyager 1’s Nuclear Bankruptcy

NASA has deactivated yet another instrument on the 47-year-old probe, engaging in a desperate, slow-motion power management game to stave off an irreversible thermal death. Apr 20, 2026

Science

DNA 'Cassette Tape' Stores Petabytes, Lasts Millennia

A Chinese team has built a working prototype that prints synthetic DNA onto a long plastic tape and retrieves files with a cassette‑like drive; it promises petabyte‑level density … Dec 12, 2025

Science

Sand Batteries: A Challenge to Lithium’s Reign

Researchers say low-cost, high-temperature 'sand batteries' and related particle thermal storage could meet long-duration grid and industrial heat needs, offering a cheaper, scala… Nov 24, 2025

Articles about Long Duration Storage

The Fifty-Year Ghost Ship Running on 1970s Spare Parts

The High-Stakes Digital Archaeology of Voyager 1’s Nuclear Bankruptcy

DNA 'Cassette Tape' Stores Petabytes, Lasts Millennia

Sand Batteries: A Challenge to Lithium’s Reign