Just in case folks were unaware... Voyager 1 has had a communication issue with garbled telemetry since late last Nov. The last JPL update was Dec 12th. We got a bit more detail in an Ars Technica article a couple weeks back... but that's it.
There have been issue before that have taken a while to resolve, but we are at 3 months now, and I'm afraid it's not looking good.
Voyager 1 is over 15 billion miles from earth. Or about 22-1/2 light hours. I really would have liked to see it hit 50 yrs, which would have put it at about 1 light-day from us.
Recently watched It's Quieter in the Twilight... I recommend it if you are a fan of these workhorse craft, like I am...
There have been issue before that have taken a while to resolve, but we are at 3 months now, and I'm afraid it's not looking good.
Voyager 1 is over 15 billion miles from earth. Or about 22-1/2 light hours. I really would have liked to see it hit 50 yrs, which would have put it at about 1 light-day from us.
Recently watched It's Quieter in the Twilight... I recommend it if you are a fan of these workhorse craft, like I am...