Voyager 1's Distant Communication Issues
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•Voyager 1 Just Activated a Radio That's Been Offline Since 1981
76% Informative
NASA is trying to figure out what caused Voyager 1 to turn off its X-band radio transmitter.
The craft hasn't used the S-band transmitter since 1981 , and NASA is now troubleshooting the issue.
Voyager 1 is almost 25 billion kilometers ( 15.3 billion miles ) away and takes 23 hours to reach Earth .
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79
Informative language
78
Neutral language
45
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informal
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English
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37
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Hate speech
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Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
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Source diversity
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