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Voyager 1 approaching one light-day from Earth
Original: Voyager 1 is 25.77 billion km/16.02 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 44 days, 18 h
NASA's Voyager 1, the farthest human-made object, is now 25.77 billion kilometres (16.02 billion miles) from Earth. Space enthusiasts note it will cross the one-light-day distance milestone in roughly 44 days and 18 hours, meaning a signal from the probe will take more than a full day to reach us. Voyager 2 trails at 21.56 billion kilometres. Commenters are marking the moment as a reminder of the probe's extraordinary endurance since its 1977 launch.
Why now: The probe is about to cross the symbolic one-light-day distance milestone, a striking marker of how far it has travelled.
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- Voyager 1 is 25.77 billion km/16.02 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 44 days, 18 hours: https:// eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-syste m/#/sc_voyager_1/distance?to=earth Voyager 2 is 21.56 billion km/13.40 billion miles away from Earth: https://… · voyagers@stefanbohacek.online · 7
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