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science3 days ago•13 min saved

Voyager 1 Reaches One-Light-Day Distance From Earth, Triggering a 24-Hour Radio Round Trip

By November 2026 Voyager 1 will be about one light-day from Earth, meaning a signal traveling at light speed would take 24 hours to reach it—turning even simple commands into a multi-day process and highlighting how far the aging probe has drifted into interstellar space while still being managed from Earth.

via Space Daily|

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science3 days ago•50 min saved

Voyager 1 Nears One Light-Day From Earth, Milestone in Space Travel

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 and highlighting nearly 50 years of deep-space exploration; Voyager 2 remains active in interstellar space with a shrinking instrument suite, hundreds of times farther from Earth, and both missions continue to transmit data as power wanes, offering unique insights into the solar system's boundary and beyond.

via Yahoo|

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