Voyager 1's incredible journey continues after NASA patches code in 46-year-old chip from a distance of 15 billion miles

Boing Boing— In a stellar display of problem-solving, NASA has restored contact with the legendary Voyager 1 probe after five months of radio silence. The 46-year-old spacecraft went dark last November when a key computer chip failed, garbling the engineering data it beams across 15 billion miles of space. — Read the rest

The Guardian—Voyager 1 transmitting data again after Nasa remotely fixes 46-year-old probe. Engineers spent months working to repair link with Earth’s most distant spacecraft, says space agencyEarth’s most distant spacecraft, Voyager 1, has started communicating properly again with Nasa after engineers worked for months to remotely fix the 46-year-old probe.Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which makes and operates the agency’s robotic spacecraft, said in December that the probe – more than 15bn miles (24bn kilometres) away – was sending gibberish code back to Earth. Continue...

TechSpot—NASA resumes communications with Voyager 1 probe after remote fix, 15 billion miles from Earth. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has confirmed that Voyager 1 remains in good health. The team has identified the issue affecting the probe's ability to transmit valuable scientific data back to Earth, and engineers are now working to implement the necessary fix to reroute communications "around" the malfunctioning chip foundRead Entire Article

Daily Mail—Miles Russell's historic week continues as 15-year-old golf sensation qualifies for Veritex Bank Championship with a 66 on Sunday after becoming the youngest player EVER to make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour: 'It was a blast!'. Miles Russell, the 15-year-old Floridian who became the youngest player in Korn Ferry Tour history to make a cut, shot a 66 on Sunday to tie for 20th at the at the Lecom Suncoast Classic.