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Probe still flying on its own – and will need to readjust itself to communicate with Earth

NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft, currently 12.4 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) from Earth, has phoned home, essentially telling mission controllers that the recent rumors of its impending death have been greatly exaggerated. The ongoing communications problem, however, remains unresolved.

(CNN) — The Voyager mission team at NASA has been able to detect a signal from Voyager 2 after losing contact with the spacecraft, which has been operating for nearly

Voyager 2's antenna was nudged of course, preventing it from making contact with Earth. The spacecraft is currently 19.9 billion kilometres away.

NASAs Voyager 2 probe regains contact with mission control after a communication glitch. Launched in 1977, the spacecraft is exploring interstellar space, and its twin, Voyager 1, resides nearly 15 billion miles away. Both carry "Golden Records" sharing humanitys story.

The aging spacecraft’s antenna was misdirected by a glitch, although officials say the distant probe appears to be functioning as intended.

Engineers say ‘the spacecraft is still broadcasting’ but faces ‘low probability’ of regaining connection with mission control

The US space agency lost contact with the Voyager 2 probe after a series of routine commands misdirected its antenna. Now flight controllers are hoping to reposition the spacecraft, which is traveling between stars.

Washington: NASA s distant Voyager 2 probe has sent a heartbeat signal to Earth after mission control mistakenly cut contact, the US space agency sa...

Flight controllers accidentally sent a wrong command nearly two weeks ago that tilted the spacecraft’s antenna away from Earth and severed contact.