The Voyager 1 spacecraft sent a new signal that contains valuable data, which may save the aging probe.
The craft ventured into interstellar space in August 2012, becoming the first spacecraft to leave the heliosphere.
The team is analyzing the readout, the space agency wrote.
Voyager 1 is the farthest object made by humans.Illustration: Caltech/NASA-JPL
Using that information to devise a potential solution and attempt to put it into action will take time.
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