After some quiet time, the Voyager 1 spacecraft is back in action.
NASAs iconic mission has resumed its regular operations following a month-long pause in communication.
Both Voyager probes are running low on power, having traveled through the cosmos for 47 years.
An artist’s concept of the Voyager spacecraft.NASA
The spacecraft are powered by heat from decaying plutonium, which is converted into electricity.
Each year, the aging spacecraft lose about 4 watts of power.
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