Voyager 1 back in action: NASA engineers fix 24-billion-km glitch

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Voyager 1 back in action: NASA engineers fix 24-billion-km glitch

NASA has successfully revived its Voyager 1 probe, the farthest human-made object from Earth.

After five months of returning garbled data, Voyager 1 is now transmitting clear health and status updates from nearly 24 billion kilometres away. Voyager 1, launched in 1977 alongside its twin ...

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