Voyager 1 Reaches One Light-Day Distance from Earth

Voyager 1 Reaches One Light-Day Distance from Earth6 publishers · first seen Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:00 UTC · updated Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:00 UTCOn November 18, 2026, NASA's Voyager 1 will reach a distance of one light-day from Earth, marking a significant milestone in space exploration. This distance, equivalent to 16 billion miles, means that any communication from Earth will take 24 hours to reach the spacecraft. To celebrate this achievement, NASA has organized an event called 'Shine Bright for Voyager's Light-Day,' encouraging people to flash a light in Morse code spelling 'VGR' after sunset on November 17. Voyager 1, launched in 1977, has been traveling through space for nearly 50 years and is the most distant human-made object from Earth.Content auto-generated. May contain inaccuracies.

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