First Contact: 🛰️ The Data Flood, Orbit Log Chapter _07

A Secret River of Information from Interstellar Depths

The secret of Voyager 3's continued mission is its data stream. Decades past the termination shock, its instruments have not just survived but thrived, acting as the furthest ears and eyes of humanity. The sheer volume of raw information it transmits is staggering—a ceaseless torrent that demands every resource of the deep-space communication array.

Lately, two distinct and utterly baffling signals have dominated the feed. The first is a series of massive, organized radio pulses originating from the Auriga constellation. They are structured, not random, hinting at an intelligence, yet they defy every attempt at conventional cryptographic analysis.

The second is even stranger: a persistent, rhythmic series of energy bursts detected near a distant pulsar. The bursts resolve into a complex, low-bandwidth data stream, almost like a cosmic Morse code . When analyzed, the data has characteristics suggesting it's not auditory, but visual information—a slow-motion, decades-long panoramic view of something utterly unknown. The clandestine team is overwhelmed. They have enough data to rewrite astronomy, but which anomaly deserves their immediate, undivided focus?

• A. Investigate the Rhythmic Radio Pulses: Dive deep into the Auriga radio signal, believing its complex structure holds the key to an immediate, powerful message.

• B. Decode the Pulsar's Visual Morse: Prioritize translating the low-bandwidth, rhythmic data, believing the "picture" it holds is essential for understanding their new cosmic neighbors.