> How long can they keep running, another 5 or 10 years max?
NASA hopes to make it the 2030s with 1 remaining science instrument on each[0]. Currently, Voyager 1 has 3 remaining instruments (of 11) and Voyager 2 only has 2. ~2036 is the maximum cutoff, as then they will be out of range of the Deep Space Network[1].
NASA hopes to make it the 2030s with 1 remaining science instrument on each[0]. Currently, Voyager 1 has 3 remaining instruments (of 11) and Voyager 2 only has 2. ~2036 is the maximum cutoff, as then they will be out of range of the Deep Space Network[1].
[0] https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-turns-off-two-voyager-sci...
[1] https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/frequently-asked-qu...