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Voyager 2 phones home and says everything is cool (arstechnica.com)

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[–] Ton@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is so awesome, I cannot phantom a piece of tech that has stayed working for half a century. Imagine using a TV from 1977, let alone a flying computer powered by a nuclear battery.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And it was originally just supposed to go for five years

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"What exit strategy?"

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"we uhh we meant to go through the heliopause! Yeah"

[–] Stabbywithsocks1@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought it was called the heliosphere.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Basically the same thing. Just different parts of it.

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I cannot phantom a piece of tech

I'm just happy it hasn't ghosted us

[–] blivet@artemis.camp 3 points 1 year ago

I read that sometime in 2025 it’s likely the Voyagers’ nuclear batteries won’t have enough power left to operate their instruments.

It will be kind of weird not to get occasional updates anymore. I graduated high school in 1977, and I’ve been hearing news about the Voyager probes for my entire adult life.