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Voyager 1 nears one light-day from Earth
Original: Voyager 1 is 25.78 billion km/16.02 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 42 days, 6 ho
NASA's Voyager 1, launched in 1977 and now the most distant human-made object, is about 25.78 billion km (16.02 billion miles) from Earth. At its current distance, a radio signal takes nearly a full day each way, and the probe is set to cross the one-light-day mark in roughly 42 days. Voyager 2 trails at about 21.57 billion km. Space watchers are marking the milestone as a symbolic moment in interstellar exploration.
Why now: Voyager 1 is about to become the first spacecraft to be a full light-day away from Earth, a symbolic milestone people are counting down to.
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Evidence
- Voyager 1 is 25.78 billion km/16.02 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 42 days, 6 hours: https:// eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-syste m/#/sc_voyager_1/distance?to=earth Voyager 2 is 21.57 billion km/13.40 billion miles away from Earth: https://… · voyagers@stefanbohacek.online · 2
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