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Voyager 1 stops communicating with Earth (edition.cnn.com)

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NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has experienced a computer glitch that’s causing a bit of a communication breakdown between the 46-year-old probe and its mission team on Earth.

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[-] elbrar@pawb.social 2 points 10 months ago

RTGs are still used for outer solar system missions. Not enough light for solar panels. Hell, even the Perseverance Mars rover, which was launched in 2020, has an RTG.

[-] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Hm, didn't know about those. Good to hear. RTGs are such a great technology.

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