Voyager 1 probe lost, lost, lost

The NASA recently announced that Voyager 1 space probe, which is the first man-made object to leave the solar system and also the furthest from Earth, is facing problems. According to the space agency, space probe It sends “strange” data about your location. Obviously, theories about aliens are starting to emerge, but this must be a real Earth problem…or rather, space.

Has anyone seen me here? I haven’t seen anyone either

a team NASA in charge of the task Voyager 1 He learned that the probe was sending wrong data regarding its motion and direction. This data is transmitted by the Altitude and Drafting Control System (AACS). This device is responsible for placing the antenna Voyager 1 towards Earth, using information from interstellar space where it is located. to me NASA-The data received does not agree with what is actually happening on board.

But there is good news in all this, that even if you “lose” what you are doing, the fact that it receives and sends a signal to the ground indicates that its antenna is in the correct position. Just like a drunk is looking for the key in your hand.

In the first image, the relative positions of the farthest space probes from Earth. In the second picture, a file . appears Voyager I. Credits: Disclosure/NASA.

Susan Dodd, a member of the expedition team Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, comments that “a puzzle like this” is in keeping with the stage the task has reached. “Both spacecraft are approximately 45 years old, which is much longer than the mission planners imagined,” Dodd said. Despite the age, the Voyager 2 It works normally, but it is also not far as Voyager 1.

Voyager 1 entered interstellar space in 2012

Voyager 1 is located more than 15 billion km from Earth. In the interstellar space, where it is located, there is a huge amount of radiation that affects it spaceships unknown and Voyager I He still has technology from 45 years ago. Until the problem is resolved or understood, there is no way to know if it will affect the future of the mission. Either way, it is expected to end in 2025.

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