Nadia Drake

Nadia Drake is a science journalist who specializes in covering astronomy, astrophysics and planetary science. Her byline has appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times and the Atlantic, among other publications. Voyager 1’s Immortal Interstellar Requiem NASA is reaching across more than 15 billion miles to rescue its malfunctioning Voyager 1 probe—but this hallowed interstellar mission can’t live forever Nadia Drake's articles often focus on the latest discoveries and developments in space exploration, astrophysics and planetary science. She has a knack for making complex scientific concepts accessible to a wide audience.

Biography:  https://www.scientificamerican.com/author/nadia-drake/

26%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a poor reputation for journalistic standards and is not considered a reliable news source.

Bias

25%

Examples:

  • The author implies that NASA engineers are no longer supporting Voyager 1, which is not supported by the facts provided in the article.
  • The author uses emotive language to describe the Voyager 1 spacecraft as being in trouble and suddenly unintelligible.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

20%

Examples:

  • NASA engineers are currently supporting Voyager 1 since it was launched, and they continue to do so today.
  • The spacecraft's usual string of binary code became unintelligible

Deceptions

35%

Examples:

  • Linda Spilker's statement about Voyager 1 being an endless odyssey is not supported by any sources and provides no context for the reader.
  • The phrase 'in trouble' used to describe Voyager 1 is deceptive as there are no indications of any immediate danger or crisis.
  • The sentence 'Voyager 1's usual string of binary code became suddenly unintelligible.' is deceptive because it implies that the spacecraft was previously communicating intelligibly which is not supported by the facts presented in the article.

Recent Articles

NASA Engineers Renew Hope to Fix Voyager 1 after Interstellar Space Data Outage Traced Back to Onboard Computer

NASA Engineers Renew Hope to Fix Voyager 1 after Interstellar Space Data Outage Traced Back to Onboard Computer

Broke On: Friday, 15 March 2024 NASA engineers decode mysterious signal from Voyager 1's faulty computer and find clues to fix it.