NASA lately reported a communication glitch with Voyager 1, which started sending nonsensical binary information again to Earth on December 12, 2023.

Engineers efficiently rebooted the system however have been unable to resolve the difficulty, prompting months of troubleshooting.

A important part of Voyager 1’s flight information system was discovered to have roughly 3% of its reminiscence corrupted, probably as a result of charged particles in area or growing older.

NASA transmitted a repair to Voyager 1 on April 18, 2024, and acquired affirmation that the answer labored on April 20, 2024.

Voyager 1 and a couple of, launched in 1977, are the oldest energetic area probes, initially designed for a four-year mission however have been operational for almost 47 years.

Each probes carry the Voyager Golden Data, which include sounds and pictures supposed to characterize Earth and its inhabitants to any potential extraterrestrial intelligence.

Voyager 1 is presently over 15.5 billion miles from Earth, shifting away at roughly 38,000 mph, whereas Voyager 2 is at an identical distance, shifting at about 35,000 mph.