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The Only Radio Antenna Capable of Communicating with Voyager 2 Came Back Online During Repairs and Upgrades. Contact Re-established

Crews conduct critical upgrades and repairs to the 70-meter-wide (230-foot-wide) radio antenna Deep Space Station 43 in Canberra, Australia. In this image, one of the antenna's white feed cones (which house portions of the antenna receivers) is being moved by a crane. Credit: CSIRO

“Voyager 2, this is Earth calling. Do you read?”

Last week, the answer was finally “yes.” And thankfully, after eight months of no communications, Voyager2 seems to be just fine.

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