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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.
And it was originally just supposed to go for five years
"What exit strategy?"
"we uhh we meant to go through the heliopause! Yeah"
I thought it was called the heliosphere.
Basically the same thing. Just different parts of it.
I'm just happy it hasn't ghosted us
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.