Some optimistic news on the technology and science front: Voyager 1 is talking again!

This news gave me some warm fuzzies

“NASA’s interstellar explorer Voyager 1 is finally communicating with ground control in an understandable way again. On Saturday (April 20), Voyager 1 updated ground control about its health status for the first time in 5 months. While the Voyager 1 spacecraft still isn’t sending valid science data back to Earth, it is now returning usable information about the health and operating status of its onboard engineering systems.”

https://www.space.com/voyager-1-communications-update-april-2024