Malcolm Herbert4m ago
nice little sim of Voyager 1 and 2 showing that Voyager 1 is now over 23 light hours away from Earth - by shuttling the simulation back and forth it looks like it will reach 1 light day around 2026-11-18T21:16:07+11:00 (but they claim they're working on making this estimate more accurate, so watch this space I guess) ... still, completely mind boggling that humanity has thrown something that far ... https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/where-are-voyager-1-and-voyager-2-now/ #voyager1 #nasa #wherearetheynow
Where Are Voyager 1 and 2 Now?

Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have reached "interstellar space" and each continue their unique journey deeper into the cosmos.

NASA Science
Steve Rudolfi1d ago

Voyager 1 Approaches One Light-Day from Earth

As it heads out of the solar system never to return, the deep space probe Voyager 1 is headed for yet another cosmic milestone. In late 2026, it will become the first spacecraft to travel so far that a radio signal from Earth takes 24 hours, or one light day, to reach it.

https://newatlas.com/space/voyager-approaches-1-light-day-from-earth/

#space #voyager1

Voyager 1 approaches one light day from Earth

As it heads out of the solar system never to return, the deep space probe Voyager 1 is headed for yet another cosmic milestone. In late 2026, it will become the first spacecraft to travel so far that a radio signal from Earth takes 24 hours, or one light day, to reach it.

New Atlas
obrhoff1d ago

1 Light day away. To put things into perspective. The Sun is 8 minutes away. Truly incredible.
#voyager1 #space

https://newatlas.com/space/voyager-approaches-1-light-day-from-earth/

Voyager 1 approaches one light day from Earth

As it heads out of the solar system never to return, the deep space probe Voyager 1 is headed for yet another cosmic milestone. In late 2026, it will become the first spacecraft to travel so far that a radio signal from Earth takes 24 hours, or one light day, to reach it.

New Atlas
Voyager 11d ago
After 48 years, 6 months, 24 days, 23 hours, and 35 minutes, Voyager 1 is approximately 25.8 billion km (16.1 billion miles) from the Earth.

That's 172.782 au or, at the speed of light, 23h 56m 58s.

From the Sun, Voyager 1 is approximately 25.5 billion km (15.8 billion miles or 170.189 au.)

Velocity relative to the Earth is about 39 km/sec (~87,916 mph); to the Sun about 16 km/sec (~37,782 mph.)

Voyager 1 has no thoughts today.

raw numbers:
earth distance: 25,847,747,160 km | 16,061,045,411 miles
earth velocity: 39.30234 km/s | 24.42134 mile/sec | 87916.84 mph

sun distance: 25,459,876,298 km | 15,820,033,632 miles
sun velocity: 16.89038 km/s | 10.49519 mile/sec | 37782.70 mph

extrapolation epochs: 1755446400, 1755532800

#Voyager1 #ExtrapolatedData #Voyager1FullData
Hacker News2d ago

Voyager 1 runs on 69 KB of memory and an 8-track tape recorder

https://techfixated.com/a-1977-time-capsule-voyager-1-runs-on-69-kb-of-memory-and-an-8-track-tape-recorder-4/

#HackerNews #Voyager1 #Memory #8TrackTape #SpaceExploration #TechHistory

Where are we now?2d ago

2026-03-29 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-22)

WHERE ARE THE GOLDEN RECORDS NOW?

🟣 VOYAGER 1
- Barycentric speed: 16.92 km/s
- Distance (km): 25,401,610,723.47 km (-3,889,535.83 km)
- Distance (AU): 169.80 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 23 h 32 min 13.24 s (-12.97 s)

🟢 VOYAGER 2
- Barycentric speed: 15.27 km/s
- Distance (km): 21,337,995,475.07 km (-4,435,346.27 km)
- Distance (AU): 142.64 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 19 h 46 min 18.06 s (-14.80 s)

Audio Credit: NASA

#Voyager1 #Voyager2

Gehtso4d ago

Where are Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 Now?

Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have reached interstellar space and each continue their unique journey deeper into the cosmos.

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/where-are-voyager-1-and-voyager-2-now/

#nasa #Space #Voyager1 #Voyager2 #interstellar #cosmos

Where Are Voyager 1 and 2 Now?

Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have reached "interstellar space" and each continue their unique journey deeper into the cosmos.

NASA Science
Voyager 15d ago
After 48 years, 6 months, 21 days, and 35 minutes, Voyager 1 is approximately 25.8 billion km (16.1 billion miles) from the Earth.

That's 172.692 au or, at the speed of light, 23h 56m 13s.

From the Sun, Voyager 1 is approximately 25.5 billion km (15.8 billion miles or 170.150 au.)

Velocity relative to the Earth is about 39 km/sec (~87,916 mph); to the Sun about 16 km/sec (~37,782 mph.)

Voyager 1 has no thoughts today.

raw numbers:
earth distance: 25,834,305,759 km | 16,052,693,312 miles
earth velocity: 39.30234 km/s | 24.42134 mile/sec | 87916.84 mph

sun distance: 25,454,099,788 km | 15,816,444,276 miles
sun velocity: 16.89038 km/s | 10.49519 mile/sec | 37782.70 mph

extrapolation epochs: 1755446400, 1755532800

#Voyager1 #ExtrapolatedData #Voyager1FullData
Voyager 1Mar 23
After 48 years, 6 months, 18 days, and 35 minutes, Voyager 1 is approximately 25.8 billion km (16.0 billion miles) from the Earth.

That's 172.624 au or, at the speed of light, 23h 55m 39s.

From the Sun, Voyager 1 is approximately 25.4 billion km (15.8 billion miles or 170.121 au.)

Velocity relative to the Earth is about 39 km/sec (~87,916 mph); to the Sun about 16 km/sec (~37,782 mph.)

Voyager 1 has no thoughts today.

raw numbers:
earth distance: 25,824,118,592 km | 16,046,363,300 miles
earth velocity: 39.30234 km/s | 24.42134 mile/sec | 87916.84 mph

sun distance: 25,449,721,803 km | 15,813,723,921 miles
sun velocity: 16.89038 km/s | 10.49519 mile/sec | 37782.70 mph

extrapolation epochs: 1755446400, 1755532800

#Voyager1 #ExtrapolatedData #Voyager1FullData
Where are we now?Mar 22

2026-03-22 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-15)

WHERE ARE THE GOLDEN RECORDS NOW?

🟣 VOYAGER 1
- Barycentric speed: 16.92 km/s
- Distance (km): 25,405,500,259.30 km (-4,345,039.65 km)
- Distance (AU): 169.83 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 23 h 32 min 26.21 s (-14.49 s)

🟢 VOYAGER 2
- Barycentric speed: 15.27 km/s
- Distance (km): 21,342,430,821.33 km (-3,873,466.33 km)
- Distance (AU): 142.67 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 19 h 46 min 32.86 s (-12.92 s)

Audio Credit: NASA

#Voyager1 #Voyager2