![]() And a few weeks ago, there was an error in a code that was sent out that resulted in the receiver pointing the wrong way, just two degrees. So NASA periodically sends messages to make sure Voyager 2 is pointing its receiver towards Earth. And what exactly do you mean by shouting?īARBER: Yeah. And they were worried they'd lost contact for good, but they reconnected to it last week by shouting at it across 12 billion miles or so. ![]() This is the spacecraft that launched in 1977 and has traveled well beyond our solar system and is still sending back data. So a couple weeks ago, NASA lost contact with Voyager 2. Regina, I can definitely identify with this idea of shouting into space a lot of the time, especially when I'm at home. ![]() And bigger waves off California because of climate change? How about shouting into interstellar space.īARBER. Can you just give me a little preview?īARBER: OK. So today I understand you've brought us three science stories that caught your eye. JUANA SUMMERS, BYLINE: It's time now for our science roundup from our friends at NPR's Short Wave podcast. ![]()
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