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  • ‘Not All Hope Is Lost': NASA Sun Probe Silent Now For Six Weeks

    11/11/2014 7:35:05 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 18 replies
    universetoday.com ^ | on November 11, 2014 | Elizabeth Howell
    No one knows exactly why a NASA solar probe stopped talking to Earth six weeks ago, but it’s possible the spacecraft is out of power and is drifting without a way of calling for help, the agency said in an update. On Oct. 1, NASA suddenly lost contact with one of the two Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft, which are currently examining the far side of the Sun. The probes are considered crucial for solar forecasting, so the loss is a blow. While the STEREO-Behind probe has been mute since then, the agency says “not all hope is lost”...