Voyager 2 is currently one of the space vehicles farthest from the solar system. However, on July 21, after sending a series of instructions, the mission team accidentally caused the antenna of Voyager 2 to deviate from the earth by 2 degrees. The probe has lost contact with NASA , unable to receive new instructions and transmit data back to Earth.
Voyager 2 (Voyager 2) is an unmanned interstellar spacecraft launched in August 1977. After flying past the four giant planets in the solar system, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, it launched a new interstellar mission and continued to fly towards the edge of the solar system. run away.
In 2018, scientists confirmed that Voyager 2 passed through the heliosphere and left the sun’s gravitational dominance to enter the interstellar realm. Despite working tirelessly for nearly half a century, Voyager 2 and its twin Voyager 1 are still exploring the barren But the scientifically significant interstellar medium, currently Voyager 2 is more than 19.9 billion kilometers away from the earth, and has been calling the earth regularly to report back.
However, a week ago, Voyager 2 mission team operators inadvertently caused the probe’s antenna to move slightly away from the earth after sending a series of commands, and now Voyager 2 has lost contact with NASA.
But NASA and the mission team are not panicked. The former said that Voyager 2 will reset its direction several times a year to ensure that the antenna points to the earth. The next reset is expected to start on October 15, and communication should be restored by then. During this period, the probe should not deviate from the orbit.
(Source of the first image:NASA）
