I hope they succeed at deciphering the data AND in getting a reply from P10 this March.
[In March 2006, for the very last time the Earth will be in a favorable position to receive Pioneer 10's radio signal. It is possible that Pioneer 10 is still able to transmit, despite the age of its electronics, the extreme coldness of deep space, and the diminishing amount of electrical power on board. The possibility that the Deep Space Network will attempt to reacquire Pioneer 10's weak signal is currently being investigated, raising the hope, however faint, that we may yet have another data point to aid in our investigation of the Pioneers' enigmatic behavior.]
Interesting to note that Pioneer 10 is the only one moving opposite the direction of our sun's motion.
[Pioneer 10 was moving out into space in the direction opposite the Sun's orbital motion, presumably through a tail of solar wind that might extend billions of miles.]
From: The Depths of Space: The Story of the Pioneer Planetary Probes (2004)
Pioneers home page.
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re: I wish them luck.
