Latest News About When Will Voyager 1 Be A Light Day Away

Updated 2026-05-09 11:05

Voyager 1 is expected to be about one light-day away from Earth in 2026, roughly around November 2026, when light would take 24 hours to reach it from Earth. This milestone marks the first time a spacecraft will be at that distance, given current projections from NASA and science outlets. NASA notes a light-day corresponds to about 16.1 billion miles (roughly 25.9 billion kilometers) from Earth. If you’d like, I can pull the latest confirmed dates from NASA or major science outlets and cite them.

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