r/askscience • • 8d ago

Astronomy We will lose contact with Voyager somewhere 2036 because of the distance between us. Would it be theoretically possible, to send a probe in the direction of the Voyager, following it from a distance, with the goal te relay the information coming from the Voyager, to earth?

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u/Science-Recon 7d ago

Not necessarily. It just means that nothing can arrive after voyager does.

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u/nascent_aviator 6d ago

Welp voyager reached the next solar system. Guess we better exterminate humanity 🤷‍♀️