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NASA can’t talk to its Mars robots for two weeks because the sun is in the way(www.engadget.com)

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Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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Don’t be daft, that isn’t how it works. When it is night then the moon will be in the way.

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zappson@lemm.ee
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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.

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