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space14 days ago•4 min saved

Voyager 1 Reaches 1 Light-Day Milestone From Earth

NASA has announced that Voyager 1 will reach 1 light-day from Earth on November 18, 2026—about 16.1 billion miles (25.9 billion km, 173 AU). Launched in 1977, it left the solar system in 2012 and remains the most distant human-made object in contact with Earth, though many instruments are powered down to conserve energy. Voyager 2 is about 2 billion miles closer to Earth than Voyager 1 and travels in a different direction; both carry golden records as a symbol of Earth.

via EarthSky|

#distance-from-earth #heliopause #light-day

space19 days ago•10 min saved

Voyager 1 Keeps Coasting Toward a Light-Day Milestone

Voyager 1, launched in 1977, remains the fastest and most distant human-made object, cruising at about 17 km/s with no engine. It has crossed the heliopause into interstellar space and sits roughly 25 billion kilometers from the Sun (about 170 AU). NASA expects it to reach about one light-day from Earth by November 2026, a distance at which light takes a day to reach Voyager and come back. Power is fading—from an initial ~470 watts to well under half—so engineers are shutting instruments offline; only two remain as the team plans further power-saving steps. When power runs out, Voyager 1 will go quiet but continue coasting for thousands of years, not aimed at any particular star (in ~40,000 years it will pass about 1.6 light-years from Gliese 445).

via Space Daily|

#heliopause #interstellar-space #light-day

science8 months ago•6 min saved

Human-Made Object to Reach One Light-Day from Earth in 2026

Voyager 1 will become the first human-made object to reach a distance of one light-day from Earth on November 13, 2026, traveling through interstellar space after over 45 years since launch, highlighting the vastness of space and the speed of light.

via IFLScience|

#interstellar-space #light-day #oort-cloud

science1 year ago•2 min saved

First Human-Made Object to Reach a Light Day from Earth in 2026

Voyager 1, launched in 1977, will become the first human-made object to be a light day away from Earth by November 2026, highlighting the vastness of space and the slow pace of human space travel.

via supercarblondie.com|

#interstellar-space #light-day #nasa

science1 year ago•3 min saved

Voyager 1 to Break Space Records as First Object to Travel a Light-Day from Earth

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is set to become the first human-made object to reach a full light-day from Earth in November 2026, marking nearly 50 years of its journey since launch in 1977 and highlighting the vast distances in space exploration.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#interstellar-space #light-day #nasa

science1 year ago•2 min saved

Human-Made Object to Reach Light-Day Distance from Earth in 2026

In late 2026, NASA's Voyager 1 will become the first human-made object to reach a distance of one light-day from Earth, highlighting the vastness of space and the incredible speed of light, after nearly 50 years of travel since its launch in 1977.

via IFLScience|

#interstellar #light-day #nasa