Voyager 1 Reaches One-Light-Day Milestone After 50 Years
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NASA's Voyager 1 is set to reach a distance of one light-day from Earth on November 18, 2026, making it the farthest human-made object as it continues its nearly 50-year journey; data still travels back to Earth with about a 23-hour delay, and the probe carries on with a small set of instruments while power wanes. Voyager 2, launched shortly before its twin, is also in interstellar space at about 21.3 billion miles from Earth, with some instruments powered down to conserve energy.
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