Voyager 1 to Reach One Light-Day Distance from Earth by November 2026
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NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977, is approaching a historic milestone where it will be exactly one light-day from Earth by November 15, 2026. This means radio signals will take 24 hours to reach the spacecraft, which is currently 16.1 billion miles away and traveling at 11 miles per second. Voyager 1, which entered interstellar space in 2012, remains the most distant human-made object and continues to send back valuable scientific data despite its age and distance.
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By November 15, 2026, it will be 16.1 billion miles (25.9 billion km) away, meaning a radio signal will take a full 24 hours—a full light-day—to reach it.
Launched in 1977 to explore Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 1 entered interstellar space in 2012, becoming the most distant human-made object ever.
Traveling at around 11 miles per second (17.7 km/s), it continues to send back data from interstellar space, though the signals are extremely faint by the time they reach Earth.
After nearly 50 years in space, NASA’s Voyager 1 is about to hit a historic milestone. By November 15, 2026, it will be 16.1 billion miles (25.9 billion km)
