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Voyager 1 Nears One Light-Day From Earth
Original: Voyager 1 is 25.78 billion km/16.02 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 42 days, 18 h
NASA's Voyager 1, the farthest human-made object, is now about 25.78 billion kilometres (16.02 billion miles) from Earth. Its radio signals take nearly a full day to arrive, and it is expected to cross the one-light-day mark in roughly 42 days. Voyager 2 trails at 21.57 billion kilometres. Space enthusiasts are marking the milestone as a historic moment for the nearly 50-year-old mission.
Why now: The spacecraft is approaching the unprecedented milestone of being a full light-day away from Earth.
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- Voyager 1 is 25.78 billion km/16.02 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 42 days, 18 hours: https:// eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-syste m/#/sc_voyager_1/distance?to=earth Voyager 2 is 21.57 billion km/13.40 billion miles away from Earth: https://… · voyagers@stefanbohacek.online · 7
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