NASA’s Voyager 1 to Cross Historic One Light-Day Milestone on Nov. 18
NASA says Voyager 1 will become the first human-made object to reach one light-day from Earth at 10:16:07 UTC on November 18, 2026.
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NASA says Voyager 1 will become the first human-made object to reach one light-day from Earth at 10:16:07 UTC on November 18, 2026.
NASA's Voyager 1 probe will reach a distance of one light-day from Earth on November 18, 2026, while recovering from a late October communications glitch.
NASA's Voyager 1 is approaching a historic distance of 16 billion miles from Earth as it reaches nearly one light-day away.
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