NASA used an interstellar 'shout' to reconnect with Voyager 2 probe after losing it in a technical screw-up

Sat, 08/05/2023 - 09:03

An artist's concept which shows NASA's Voyager spacecraft against a backdrop of stars.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reconnected with the Voyager 2 space probe after losing it.
The space agency lost contact on July 21 after accidentally sending a wrong command.
The team was able to reorient it back towards Earth using a last-ditch strategy few thought would work.

NASA announced on Friday that it had reestablished communication with the Voyager 2 space probe after a long-shot strategy paid off.

The agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory sent an interstellar "shout" more than 12.3 billion miles which got the probe's attention after an error by NASA officials rendered the probe temporarily unreachable.