# v'ger is born

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vger-is-born/539359>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 13, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vger-is-born/539359 "2010-05-13T23:17:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vger-is-born/539359/1 "2010-05-13T23:17:10Z")

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It looks like Voyager 2 is [transmitting data in an unknown format](http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/291951). It’s currently set to transmit data on it’s own well-being until they can figure out what it’s doing. Just a glitch, or is it going to come back to kill us all?

Hawking will be pissed when he finds out.

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**Author:** ![flano1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f14d63/32.png) [@flano1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flano1)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vger-is-born/539359/2 "2010-05-14T00:23:18Z")

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Khaaan!

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vger-is-born/539359/3 "2010-05-14T00:38:03Z")

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Hmph. “Outer reaches of the galaxy” indeed. Tha article writer should have said, “outer reaches of our solar system”. The quotes had it right.