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- 1Voyager 1 nearing one light-day from Earth▼Voyager 1 is 25.85 billion km/16.06 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 22 days, 6 ho
NASA's Voyager 1, now about 25.85 billion km (16.06 billion miles) from Earth, is roughly 22 days away from reaching a distance of one light-day — the time light takes a full day to travel. Its twin Voyager 2 sits about 21.64 billion km (13.45 billion miles) away. Space enthusiasts are marking the milestone as the probe continues its 47-year journey into interstellar space.
- 2Voyager 1 nearing one light-day from Earth●Voyager 1 is 25.84 billion km/16.06 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 22 days, 18 h
NASA's Voyager 1, now about 25.84 billion km (16.06 billion miles) from Earth, is set to reach a distance of one light-day — the distance light travels in a day — in roughly 22 days and 18 hours. Its twin Voyager 2 sits at about 21.64 billion km. Space enthusiasts are marking the milestone as the probe continues its decades-long journey into interstellar space.
- 3Voyager 1 approaches one light-day from Earth▼Voyager 1 is 25.84 billion km/16.06 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 23 days, 18 h
Voyager 1, NASA's most distant spacecraft, is now 25.84 billion kilometres (16.06 billion miles) from Earth and is projected to reach a distance of one light-day — the distance light travels in a full day — in roughly 24 days. Its twin, Voyager 2, sits further back at 21.63 billion kilometres. Space watchers are marking the milestone as a striking measure of how far the 1977-era probe has travelled into interstellar space.
- 4Voyager 1 Needed 50 Years to Travel One Light-Day●It took Voyager I 50 years to travel 1 light-day (or 25.9B kilometres) // Article in French // - - - Cela a pris 50 ans
NASA's Voyager 1 probe has taken roughly 50 years since its launch to cover a distance of one light-day, about 25.9 billion kilometres, according to an article by Quebec science outlet Agence Science-Presse. The figure is being shared to illustrate just how vast interstellar space is: even humanity's farthest spacecraft moves at a crawl compared to the speed of light.
- 5Voyager 1 to reach one light-day from Earth within weeks▼Voyager 1 is 25.83 billion km/16.05 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 26 days, 18 h
Voyager 1, humanity's most distant spacecraft, is now 25.83 billion km (16.05 billion miles) from Earth and is on course to reach a distance of one light-day in roughly 26 days and 18 hours. Its twin, Voyager 2, trails behind at 21.62 billion km (13.44 billion miles). Space enthusiasts are marking the symbolic milestone as the probe continues its nearly five-decade journey into interstellar space.