Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Science Data: NASA’s Epic Spacecraft Continues Groundbreaking Discoveries from Interstellar Space

Voyager 1, NASA’s most distant spacecraft from Earth, has resumed sending science data after a computer problem in November. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced that all four of the spacecraft’s instruments are back in operation, with the team receiving meaningful data once again in April. Recently, the spacecraft was commanded to resume studying its environment.

Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 is currently traveling through interstellar space, the vast expanse between star systems. Prior to reaching this region, the spacecraft made groundbreaking discoveries such as a thin ring around Jupiter and several of Saturn’s moons. Its instruments are specifically designed to gather information on plasma waves, magnetic fields, and particles.

As of now, Voyager 1 is located over 15 billion miles (24.14 billion kilometers) away from Earth. Its twin spacecraft, Voyager 2, is also in interstellar space and is situated more than 12 billion miles (19.31 billion kilometers) from Earth. Despite their great distance from home, these twin spacecraft continue to send valuable data back to NASA scientists who study them closely in hopes of uncovering more about our universe.