NASA Detects ‘Heartbeat’ from Voyager 2 Spacecraft after Losing Contact
Scientific AmericanJUL 2023
Though NASA will have a chance to reconnect with Voyager 2 in October, the space agency is so far not hopeful. If the worst-case scenario does occur, it would be a tremendous loss and the end of an era. The almost billion-dollar project has brought remarkable planetary and interstellar knowledge to Earth, so hopefully, NASA can avoid losing out on future data collection.
After 46 years of travel and having purposely lost connection once before in 2020, the Voyagers have proven extremely resilient. For that reason, Scientists should be confident in their ability to regain connection. There's no reason to doubt that this space probe's incredible legacy will continue.