Interstellar Voyager 1 resumes operations after pause in communications with NASA

Interstellar Voyager 1 resumes operations after pause in communications with NASA

Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched on a tour of the gas giant planets in the solar system in 1977

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is depicted in this artist’s concept traveling through interstellar space, or the space between stars, which it entered in 2012. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft, shown in this illustration, has been exploring our solar system since 1977, along with its twin, Voyager 2. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

This illustration provided by NASA depicts the most distant spacecraft from Earth, Voyager 1. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California announced this week that Voyager 1's four scientific instruments are back in business after a technical problem. (NASA via AP, File)