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- 1Voyager 1 closing in on one light-day from Earth●Voyager 1 is 25.76 billion km/16.01 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 49 days, 6 ho
NASA's Voyager 1, the farthest human-made object, is now 25.76 billion kilometres (16.01 billion miles) from Earth and is set to reach a distance of one light-day — the distance light travels in a full day — in roughly 49 days. Its twin Voyager 2 trails behind at about 21.55 billion kilometres. Space enthusiasts are marking the milestone as a striking measure of the probes' nearly five-decade journey.
- 2Voyager 1 to reach one light-day from Earth in about 50 days●Voyager 1 is 25.76 billion km/16.01 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 49 days, 18 h
NASA's Voyager 1, now 25.76 billion kilometres (16.01 billion miles) from Earth, is on track to become the first human-made object to sit one full light-day away, a milestone expected in roughly 49 days and 18 hours. Its twin, Voyager 2, trails at 21.55 billion kilometres. Space watchers are sharing live distance trackers as the anniversary of the mission's 1977 launch continues, marking the probe's steady march into interstellar space.