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Voyager 1 has resumed contact after a brief period of silence

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Last month , Voyager 1 stopped sending signals back to Earth , sparking confusion amongst scientists.

NASA managed to reconnect to the probe on October 24 using a radio not used since 1981 .

Voyager 1 has been pushing off into deep space since its launch on September 5, 1977 .

The probe is now transmitting data about the interstellar medium, including information about cosmic rays, magnetic fields, and particle densities.