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Voyager 1 to reach one light-day from Earth within weeks
Original: 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.
Why now: The spacecraft is approaching the symbolic milestone of being a full light-day away from Earth, a first for any human-made object.
Evidence
- 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 hours: https:// eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-syste m/#/sc_voyager_1/distance?to=earth Voyager 2 is 21.62 billion km/13.44 billion miles away from Earth: https://… · voyagers@stefanbohacek.online · 3
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