by The spacecraft is still healthy, but not yet talking with Earth.
Voyager 2 is still broadcasting a "heartbeat" from deep space after a communications breakdown.
NASA's long-running Voyager 2 mission, which launched from Earth in 1977, automatically sent a "carrier signal" picked up by the agency's Deep Space Network, agency officials stated Monday (Aug. 1).
The spacecraft, which is about 12.4 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) from Earth, lost contact with our planet after a set of commands accidentally moved Voyager 2's antenna two degrees away from Earth.
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Voyager 2 is still broadcasting a "heartbeat" from deep space after a communications breakdown.
NASA's long-running Voyager 2 mission, which launched from Earth in 1977, automatically sent a "carrier signal" picked up by the agency's Deep Space Network, agency officials stated Monday (Aug. 1).
The spacecraft, which is about 12.4 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) from Earth, lost contact with our planet after a set of commands accidentally moved Voyager 2's antenna two degrees away from Earth.
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