Mmastodon ScienceSpace first seen 4 h ago, last 51 min ago, peak #5
Voyager 1 approaching one light-day from Earth
Original: Voyager 1 is 25.79 billion km/16.03 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 38 days, 18 h
NASA's Voyager 1, the most distant human-made object, is currently 25.79 billion kilometres (16.03 billion miles) from Earth. Space watchers note the spacecraft will reach a symbolic milestone — a full light-day's distance from our planet — in roughly 38 days and 18 hours. Its twin, Voyager 2, sits closer at 21.58 billion kilometres. The countdown highlights the staggering scale of the probes' nearly five-decade journey through interstellar space.
Why now: The spacecraft is approaching the symbolic milestone of being a full light-day away from Earth, a figure space enthusiasts find remarkable.
Evidence
- Voyager 1 is 25.79 billion km/16.03 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 38 days, 18 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 · 3
API: https://socialmediatrends-api.osmike.com/v1/trends/1756991