NASA says Voyager 1 resolved a brief communications pause by conserving power

NASA reports that Voyager 1 briefly lost communication with Earth and has since resolved the pause by conserving power. Other outlets described the loss of contact as sudden or mysterious.

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1. 3 Nov, 02:50 UTCNASA says Voyager 1 resolved the communications pause
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