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Voyager 1 to reach one light-day from Earth in about 50 days
Original: 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.
Why now: The spacecraft is approaching the symbolic milestone of being one light-day from Earth, a first for any human-made object.
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Evidence
- 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 hours: https:// eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-syste m/#/sc_voyager_1/distance?to=earth Voyager 2 is 21.55 billion km/13.39 billion miles away from Earth: https://… · voyagers@stefanbohacek.online · 5
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