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Shocking Discoveries Voyager Made at the Edge of the Solar System

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Shocking Discoveries Voyager Made at the Edge of the Solar System ► Subscribe: https://goo.gl/r5jd1F On November 14, 2023, Voyager 1 suddenly fell silent, sending back only a meaningless stream of binary data. It seemed the spacecraft, which had ventured beyond the Solar System, was lost forever. The cause turned out to be a memory failure in its onboard Flight Data System (FDS), risking permanent loss of communication. However, the team of scientists refused to give up. They made the bold decision to reallocate code to other areas of the probe's memory. This process began on April 18, 2024, and came with great risk: a signal took 22.5 hours to reach Voyager, and it takes the same amount of time for a response. Every attempt was a step into the unknown. Just two days later, after months of intense work and anticipation, something incredible happened: Voyager 1 reestablished contact. What extraordinary discoveries did the Voyagers make at the boundary of the Solar System? Why did it turn out to be so different from what scientists had imagined? And what was contained in the mysterious signal that Voyager 1 sent after months of eerie silence? We are on social media: https://www.facebook.com/destinymediaa The Destiny voice: https://www.TomsVoiceovers.co.uk

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robin_eaton 1 month, 4 weeks ago

It is absolutely surreal that two vintage probes from 1977 are still reshaping our understanding of the universe in 2024. Seeing Voyager 1 ‘resurrected’ after months of binary silence is a testament to human ingenuity. The discovery that space density actually increases at the edge—forming a ‘cosmic traffic jam’ of plasma—shattered my expectations. Knowing we live inside a 1,000 light-year ‘Local Bubble’ that cleared the dust for us to see the stars makes our place in the cosmos feel even more intentional. These silent ambassadors are truly the GOATs of space exploration. Long live the Voyagers!

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marcelladörschner483 2 months, 1 week ago

Wonderful video! Need more!

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georgesnight77 4 months, 3 weeks ago

This is the most helpful video I’ve seen in ages!

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martinemarion431 5 months, 1 week ago

If learning felt like this in school, I’d have perfect attendance.

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martin_hayes 5 months, 2 weeks ago

This was unbelievably well done!

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corinne.daniel 7 months, 1 week ago

The way you explained the wave function collapse actually made it click for me finally

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thomastempest62 7 months, 2 weeks ago

So glad you uploaded this.

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emmanuelle_maillot 8 months, 1 week ago

This needs to go viral.

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reynaldo_godínez 8 months, 1 week ago

This was super helpful, thank you!

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leonard_bender 8 months, 1 week ago

Appreciate the effort put into this.

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suzanneshadow59 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Your consistency is admirable.

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thomastempest62 8 months, 3 weeks ago

This deserves to go viral.

babyberry
babyberry 1 year ago

It’s mind-blowing to think that a spacecraft launched in 1977 is still sending back data — and not just any data, but discoveries that challenge everything we thought we knew about the edge of the solar system!

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maanaszachariah60 1 year, 1 month ago

Wow, this is absolutely mind-blowing! 🌌 Voyager has literally rewritten everything we thought we knew about our solar neighborhood — from the bizarre plasma wave “echoes” at the heliopause to those unexpected magnetic field flips and the first taste of true interstellar space. It’s incredible to think that these two little spacecraft, launched over 45 years ago, are still out there charting the unknown and sending us data that challenges our understanding of the universe. Truly a testament to human curiosity and ingenuity!

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ethan.santos 1 year, 1 month ago

I was 21 years old when Voyager was launched.....So glad I'm still here to watch it's journey!

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sarah_wallace 1 year, 1 month ago

It's amazing they can retrieve data from these probes millions of miles away, but on a rainy day i can barely get a cell phone signal.

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normamcconnell229 1 year, 1 month ago

I still sometimes can't beleive how impressive and mind blowing voyager mission is for humanity

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ashleyjames985 1 year, 1 month ago

What does toilet paper have in common with the Voyager probe? They've both been to Uranus.

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crystal_ramirez 1 year, 2 months ago

I like how Pluto isn't even acknowledged now. It was only a "planet" for 76 years, until 2006. 🤣

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victoria.solano 1 year, 2 months ago

Imagine you're at a relaxed grill party with friends, enjoying the moment and suddenly, a drone appears, flying over your backyard, snapping pictures of you and your neighborhood. It calls itself "Voyager." Just imagine how violated, furious and even terrified you’d feel. You’d think: Who does that? What kind of sick freak is behind all this? And why is it even necessary? What for? Law violation! I'm gonna call the police! Well, that’s exactly what we’re doing... to the universe. In the name of science. Pure arrogance, if you ask me. I think humans should focus on this world… it’s all we have. I mean...sure I like space and stuff and this is all not that bad...but I just hope the consequences remain unknown...and that no one gets mad at us for taking pictures and spreading trash^^