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Voyager 1 nears one light-day from Earth
Original: Voyager 1 is 25.83 billion km/16.05 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 28 days, 18 h
NASA's Voyager 1, now 25.83 billion km (16.05 billion miles) from Earth, is set to become the first human-made object to sit a full light-day away — meaning a radio signal takes about 24 hours each way — in roughly 28 days. Its twin Voyager 2 trails behind at 21.62 billion km. Space watchers are marking the milestone as a symbolic measure of how far the 1977 probes have travelled.
Why now: The spacecraft is approaching a symbolic first milestone of being one light-day from Earth, captivating space enthusiasts.
Evidence
- Voyager 1 is 25.83 billion km/16.05 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 28 days, 18 hours: https:// eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-syste m/#/sc_voyager_1/distance?to=earth Voyager 2 is 21.62 billion km/13.43 billion miles away from Earth: https://… · voyagers@stefanbohacek.online · 2
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