Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoNASA can’t talk to its Mars robots for two weeks because the sun is in the waywww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down12
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkNASA can’t talk to its Mars robots for two weeks because the sun is in the waywww.engadget.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up35arrow-down2·1 year agoPfft just wait until night time when the sun goes out.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoDon’t be daft, that isn’t how it works. When it is night then the moon will be in the way.
minus-squarezappson@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoTwilight may work then. They just need to thread the needle using beam-forming to ensure the comms make it past those pesky celestial bodies.
Pfft just wait until night time when the sun goes out.
Don’t be daft, that isn’t how it works. When it is night then the moon will be in the way.
Twilight may work then. They just need to thread the needle using beam-forming to ensure the comms make it past those pesky celestial bodies.