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Voyager 1 nearing one light-day from Earth
Original: Voyager 1 is 25.84 billion km/16.06 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 22 days, 18 h
NASA's Voyager 1, now about 25.84 billion km (16.06 billion miles) from Earth, is set to reach a distance of one light-day — the distance light travels in a day — in roughly 22 days and 18 hours. Its twin Voyager 2 sits at about 21.64 billion km. Space enthusiasts are marking the milestone as the probe continues its decades-long journey into interstellar space.
Why now: The spacecraft is about to cross a symbolic one-light-day distance milestone, prompting space fans to share the countdown.
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Evidence
- Voyager 1 is 25.84 billion km/16.06 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 22 days, 18 hours: https:// eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-syste m/#/sc_voyager_1/distance?to=earth Voyager 2 is 21.64 billion km/13.45 billion miles away from Earth: https://… · voyagers@stefanbohacek.online · 7
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