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It's the most distant transmitter we're receiving anything from. Just the signal itself is useful and communicates that the probe is still powered.
by lukeschlather 3y ago
It's the most distant transmitter we're receiving anything from. Just the signal itself is useful and communicates that the probe is still powered.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> the signal itself is useful and communicates that the probe is still powered It also tells us that ca. 1970s kit can survive past the termination shock, i.e. in interstellar space.
- dylan604 3y agoum, it's the most distant man made transmitter we're receiving anything from. there's lots of things much further away broadcasting information to us. just go outside at night and look up. you'll see a bunch of 'em