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Voyager 1's Backup Radio Issues

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Voyager 1 Breaks Its Silence With NASA via a Radio Transmitter Not Used Since 1981

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84% Informative

NASA 's Voyager 1 and 2 probes have been flying for 47 years .

Voyager 1 briefly fell silent in mid-October , then restored contact with a radio transmitter that had been inactive since 1981 .

Scientists are now working to understand what caused Voyager 1 to switch off its X-band transmitter.

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semi-formal

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short-lived

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