The document discusses space probes and their scientific instruments. Space probes travel to other bodies in space and constantly measure their environment with instruments to study things like atmospheres, surfaces, and sunlight reflection. Two probes discussed are Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, which were launched in 1977 and have different instrument payloads and missions but are both now studying interstellar space. Their instruments include ones to listen to radio signals from planets and the sun, measure heat emission, and determine chemical composition of atmospheres.