“Voyager 1 just made an IMPOSSIBLE Discovery after 45 Years”

Voyager 1, launched in 1977, continues to surprise us. Here are the latest developments on its so-called "impossible discovery" — what it is, why it matters, and what’s next. In April 2024, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory overcame a five-month outage by reprogramming the probe’s faulty flight data system. They deftly divided and relocated essential code to sidestep damaged memory chips, restoring data from the spacecraft’s four scientific instruments NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Wikipedia . In May 2025, mission controllers revived backup thrusters that hadn't been used since 2004. This critical move ensured Voyager 1 could maintain antenna orientation and stay in contact as the primary thrusters degrade NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) SciTech Daily . As of 2025, Voyager 1 has traveled roughly 167 astronomical units (AU) from Earth, making it the most distant human-made object — more than 15 billion miles away Wikipedia . 'Impossible Discover...