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Voyager 1 to reach one light-day from Earth within weeks
Original: Voyager 1 is 25.79 billion km/16.02 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 40 days, 6 ho
NASA's Voyager 1, now 25.79 billion kilometres (16.02 billion miles) from Earth, is on course to cross a symbolic milestone: a distance of one light-day, the time light takes to travel between the probe and Earth. The milestone is expected in roughly 40 days, while Voyager 2 trails at 21.58 billion kilometres. Space enthusiasts are marking the probe's continuing journey into interstellar space nearly five decades after launch.
Why now: The probe is approaching a symbolic one light-day distance milestone, a first for any human-made object.
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- Voyager 1 is 25.79 billion km/16.02 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 40 days, 6 hours: https:// eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-syste m/#/sc_voyager_1/distance?to=earth Voyager 2 is 21.58 billion km/13.41 billion miles away from Earth: https://… · voyagers@stefanbohacek.online · 8
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