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Voyager 1 Set to Reach One Light-Day From Earth
Original: Voyager 1 is 25.86 billion km/16.07 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 15 days, 5 ho
Voyager 1, humanity's farthest spacecraft, is currently 25.86 billion km (16.07 billion miles) from Earth and is on track to cross the one light-day distance mark in roughly 15 days. Its twin, Voyager 2, sits farther back at 21.66 billion km (13.46 billion miles). Space enthusiasts are tracking the milestones using NASA's Solar System Eyes visualization tool as the probes continue their decades-long journey into interstellar space.
Why now: The spacecraft is approaching a symbolic milestone of being one light-day from Earth, which space fans find remarkable.
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Evidence
- Voyager 1 is 25.86 billion km/16.07 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 15 days, 5 hours: https:// eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-syste m/#/sc_voyager_1/distance?to=earth Voyager 2 is 21.66 billion km/13.46 billion miles away from Earth: https://… · voyagers@stefanbohacek.online · 5
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