IT'S BACK! Voyager 1 Returns Some Weird Messages After VANISHING 2 Years Ago!

The problem started when Voyager 1, our most remote spacecraft, began sending back garbled data, leaving the team of scientists scratching their heads for answers. They soon figured out that the trouble was with the flight data subsystem (FDS)—that's a key part of the spacecraft tasked with packing up and sending data back to us here on Earth. Turns out, a little chip in this system was causing big problems. The NASA engineers had to think quickly and smartly. They pinpointed the troublesome code and shifted it to another part of the FDS. This wasn’t easy at all, considering the enormous distance involved—the signals take a whopping 22.5 hours to travel just one way.

On April 20, 2024, all the hard work paid off. Voyager 1 started sending clear data back to Earth, marking a major turnaround in the mission's fortunes. At first, only two out of the four scientific instruments were up and running, giving us some crucial information but not everything we wanted. But fast forward two months, and the news just got a lot better: Voyager 1 was fully operational, with every instrument active and sending back valuable data. This impressive recovery is a testament to the team’s resilience and the spacecraft's sturdy design, which allows for these kinds of remote fixes. And there’s even more.