New Horizons is often placed into a resource-saving mode while cruising long distances, and had been in hibernation near Pluto since August 7.

Following its longest hibernation period ever of nearly a year, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has emerged in good health and is ready to begin transmitting

"All these discoveries from pioneering missions like Voyager and New Horizons teach us how little we know about what lies beyond."

Good luck getting your PC to do that after lunch