Voyager 1, First Craft in Interstellar Space, May Have Gone Dark

By Cort Johnson

March 7, 2024

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NASA's Voyager 1 probe, launched in 1977, has stopped sending usable data from interstellar space.

The spacecraft, which has made groundbreaking discoveries including active volcanoes and planetary rings, encountered a computer glitch in November that has hindered its ability to transmit data back to Earth.

The loss of Voyager 1 would mark the end of a historic mission that has inspired generations to explore the cosmos.

NASA is working to diagnose and address the issue to potentially revive the probe's communication capabilities.

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