Why does holding a key fob to your head increase its range?(physics.stackexchange.com)

581 points by jasonhansel 2 years ago | 145 comments

A Physics Stack Exchange question asking why holding a remote car key fob against your head or body extends its range.

Lev Landau's “Theoretical Minimum”(physics.stackexchange.com)

70 points by belter 3 years ago | 45 comments

Why is my dryer radioactive?(physics.stackexchange.com)

629 points by jpitz 3 years ago | 148 comments

Physics Stack Exchange question asking why a Geiger counter reads elevated radiation inside a clothes dryer right after a drying cycle.

Can tin foil hats block anything? (2015)(physics.stackexchange.com)

38 points by gitinit 2 years ago | 27 comments

Why did these algae grow like this in the pool?(physics.stackexchange.com)

77 points by pyinstallwoes 3 years ago | 13 comments

What is an “attosecond pulse”, and what can you use it for?(physics.stackexchange.com)

51 points by azeemba 3 years ago | 0 comments

Voyager 1 stops communicating with Earth(cnn.com)

1188 points by my12parsecs 2 years ago | 580 comments

CNN news article reporting that NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has stopped sending usable data to Earth due to a computer issue.

Voyager 1 Breaks Its Silence with NASA via Radio Transmitter Not Used Since 1981(smithsonianmag.com)

454 points by elsewhen 1 year ago | 248 comments

Smithsonian Magazine news article on Voyager 1 resuming contact with NASA using a backup radio transmitter unused since 1981.

Voyager 1 is about to reach one light-day from Earth(scienceclock.com)

1020 points by ashishgupta2209 11 months ago | 353 comments

Article link about Voyager 1 nearing a distance of one light-day from Earth; the page returned a 503 Service Unavailable error.

NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2(theregister.com)

425 points by belter 3 years ago | 397 comments

The Register article reporting that NASA accidentally pointed Voyager 2's antenna two degrees away from Earth, cutting off communication with the probe.

NASA figured out how to keep its Voyager 2 probe running for another year(space.com)

327 points by wglb 2 months ago | 72 comments

Space.com news article on how NASA made power changes so Voyager 2 can keep one of its last instruments running for another year.

Voyager 1 is back online: NASA spacecraft returns data from all 4 instruments(space.com)

965 points by dev_tty01 2 years ago | 198 comments

Space.com news article reporting that NASA's Voyager 1 has resumed returning science data from all four instruments after a technical issue that began in November 2023.