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.

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@Some_Emo_Chick now that's one light DAY... how can we comprehend distances in space when we talk about light years?

@lordkhan @Some_Emo_Chick
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how can we comprehend distances in space...?

All these many years and the space probe #Voyager1 has only traveled ⭕1 light day❗

"That's one small space skip for a bot, one giant slide for humans*
(*non #conspiracy and non #climatedeniers)

NOTE, kinda shows the estimated time to get to the nearest #exoplanet is 300,000 years and 12 lt yr away

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