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> Instead of sending messages home in binary code, Voyager 1 is now just sending back alternating 1s and 0s. Voyager 1: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...

• Borealid 3y ago
  Another interpretation is that it's trying to backspace everything it's ever sent.
  • lttlrck 3y ago
    Brilliant. That's a writing prompt right there.
• arp242 3y ago
  And they said in space no one can hear you scream.
• deleted 3y ago
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• iso8859-1 3y ago
  'A' has a lot of subsequent zeros: >>> bin(ord('A')) '0b1000001' It's sending stars or NAK (negative ack.): >>> chr(0b101010) '*' >>> chr(0b010101) '\x15'
  • smcameron 3y ago
    0xA is 1010
  • petabyt 3y ago
    Its Morse code.
• bdjsiqoocwk 3y ago
  Maybe it saw something and it's screaming in horror.