Voyager 1 Hits a Full Light-Day Distance from Earth
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NASA’s Voyager 1 is on track to become the first human-made object to travel a full light-day away from Earth (about 25.9 billion km), with the milestone expected in late 2026 to early 2027 as it drifts through interstellar space about 166 AU from Earth. Signals take roughly 23 hours to reach the craft, and power is expected to last into the early 2030s, after which Voyager 1 will continue its endless journey beyond the Solar System toward the stars.
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