NASA's 46-year-old Voyager 1 probe is no longer transmitting data

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• Stupidmanager@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  has the definition of “no longer transmitting” changed recently?

  When functioning properly, the FDS compiles the spacecraft’s info into a data package, which is then transmitted back to Earth using the TMU. Lately, that data package has been “stuck,” the blog post said, “transmitting a repeating pattern of ones and zeros.” Voyager’s engineering team traced the problem back to the FDS, but it could be weeks before a solution is found.

  I mean, i’m not a scientist, is that not transmitting. flipping click bait titles.

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  • atx_aquarian@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Title is “no longer transmitting data.” If it’s repeating a pattern, then data is no longer being transmitted. Dropping an important word is kind of cherry picking.

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    • snooggums@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Unreadable data is still data.

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• Donjuanme@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Transmitting a repeating pattern.

  Expected to be fixed in a few weeks

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• JoMomma@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Love Science, continues it’s tradition of reasonable and accurately written headlines…

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• andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I wonder if they have a simulated Voyager 1 they test their solutions on first. Having two full days between patch and response from the real one is hard to imagine.

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