Here are some key metrics on the twin Voyager spacecraft.

Let’s take a moment to marvel at the 1970s technology in these spacecraft - computing hardware/software, instruments, RTGs, thrusters, etc. - most of which are still operational after 47 years in the harsh environment of space, 22:53 and 19:04 light hours away resp., with no maintenance or repairs, just workarounds around few failures, quietly exploring where no spacecraft has explored before.
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https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/where-are-they-now/
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The Voyager probes are powered by radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) which convert heat from decaying Plutonium Pu-238 into electricity using thermocouples.

In 47 years, the power level has dropped by over 50% to ~223 watts.

Pu-238 has a half-life of 87.7 years, i.e., in 87.7 years, 50% of its atoms decay to uranium-234 and then to lead-206.

The bi-metallic thermocouples, which are quite inefficient to begin with, also degrade over time, leading to a net loss of ~4W per year.

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It gets weirder and weirder.

JD will have a fun time explaining this photo of him in drag while at Yale law school. He will probably blame it on AI.

Not that there is anything wrong in dressing in drag, but it is the hypocrisy and hate-mongering from republicans like JD that needs to be laid bare for all to see.

Story at https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vances-campaign-wont-deny-thats-him-in-viral-drag-photo

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As for trump’s weird post about the crowd scene in Kamala Harris’s rally being AI-generated -

1. It follows similar posts by his acolytes, who generate CTs for a living
2. His MAGA supporters need daily doses of CTs to keep going
3. His supporters will believe anything he says, truth and evidence be damned
4. He throws in words like CHEATING and ELECTION INTERFERENCE, so he can claim cheating and election interference in court cases after he loses the election.
5. He is desperate.

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