Thread: Pioneer 10 & 11 trajectory anomaly

When the Pioneer twins were about 15 AU from the Sun the trajectory anomaly was detected. Has the cause(s) for this anomaly been explained ? Or it it still being investigated ?

The post by "The Pioneer AnonalyHalold14370" answered the question, note below.

Originally Posted by Toshiyori

When the Pioneer twins were about 15 AU from the Sun the trajectory anomaly was detected. Has the cause(s) for this anomaly been explained ? Or it it still being investigated ?

After a superhuman effort, the anomaly has been explained as due to the thermal recoil force (largely from the RTG). See Pioneer anomaly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, and particularly the full paper by Turyshev et al. (see reference list at end of wiki entry).

Thanks tk421, I read it and it agrees with Harold4370. So I can close this post.