No specific information was provided about the signal’s data, which is transmitted back at a scorching 160 bits per second using NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN). The.
Why it matters: Since 2007, The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) has provided researchers with the ability to collect astronomical data and search for signs of extraterrestrial life. Earlier this year, the array recorded 15 minutes of data from Voyager I, the space probe launched in 1977 to explore the furthest reaches of our solar system and beyond. The detection marks the observatory’s successful detection and communication with the farthest earth-based object in space.
No specific information was provided about the signal’s data, which is transmitted back at a scorching 160 bits per second using NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN). The probe is currently 14.5 billion miles from Earth and is now tasked with taking measurements beyond the edge of the heliosphere. Despite having already far outlived its estimated useful life, the probe will continue its extended mission in interstellar space until fuel supply is depleted.
