NASA lost contact with a space probe

In 2005, NASA lost contact with a space probe called IMAGE.
It was supposed to study Earth’s magnetic field.
But one day, it just… disappeared.
No signals. No warning. Just silence.
NASA declared it dead — mission over.
Then, in 2018 — 13 years later — it pinged Earth.
An amateur astronomer accidentally picked up the signal.
NASA was shocked. The spacecraft had rebooted itself.
Its systems were still functional — and transmitting data.
It had survived cosmic radiation and deep-space silence.
Engineers reconnected with it… like a long-lost friend.
Imagine sending a text — and getting a reply 13 years later.
Space doesn’t always let go.
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