has the definition of “no longer transmitting” changed recently?
When functioning properly, the FDS compiles the spacecraft’s info into a data package, which is then transmitted back to Earth using the TMU. Lately, that data package has been “stuck,” the blog post said, “transmitting a repeating pattern of ones and zeros.” Voyager’s engineering team traced the problem back to the FDS, but it could be weeks before a solution is found.
I mean, i’m not a scientist, is that not transmitting. flipping click bait titles.
Title is “no longer transmitting data.” If it’s repeating a pattern, then data is no longer being transmitted.
Unreadable data is still data.
Is mayonnaise data?
It is made of lots of little bytes of mayonnaise.
Quantum mayonnaise theory.
I’m a fan of the many jars interpretation
Yes.
It’s not unreadable. It’s not data.
If you want to be pedantic you could say it’s “transmitting symbols”.
If I only typed out “abaababababbaab” over and over you wouldn’t call it “unreadable words.” You’d say it’s not words.
Omg, you can’t just type “abaababababbaab” on the internet you filthy animal!
Transmitting a repeating pattern.
Expected to be fixed in a few weeks
Live Science, continues it’s tradition of reasonable and accurately written headlines…
I wonder if they have a simulated Voyager 1 they test their solutions on first. Having two full days between patch and response from the real one is hard to imagine.
