NASA’s Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from Earth, resumes scientific research following technical issues

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft, the farthest spacecraft from Earth, has resumed sending science data. After experiencing a computer problem in November, the spacecraft’s four instruments are now back in operation, as reported by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The team recently received meaningful information from Voyager 1 in April and has since instructed it to resume studying its environment.

Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 is currently drifting through interstellar space, the space between star systems. Prior to entering this region, the spacecraft made significant discoveries such as a thin ring around Jupiter and several moons of Saturn. Voyager 1’s instruments are designed to gather data on plasma waves, magnetic fields, and particles in its surroundings.

Voyager 1 is currently situated over 15 billion miles (24.14 kilometers) away from Earth. Its twin spacecraft, Voyager 2, is also in interstellar space and is more than 12 billion miles (19.31 kilometers) from Earth.

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