NASA's Voyager 1 approaches a distance of one light-day from Earth

Updated 2026-11-15 · told from many outlets at once

NASA's Voyager 1 is approaching a milestone to become the first human-made object to travel one light-day from Earth. The spacecraft is currently 26 billion kilometers away and traveling at approximately 61,000 km/h. Voyager 1 reached interstellar space in 2012 and continues to send science and engineering data.

Voyager 1 is approaching a milestone of traveling one light-day from Earth.
Voyager 1 reached interstellar space in 2012.
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 continue to send science and engineering data.
Voyager 2 will not reach the one light-day mark until 2035.
NASA's Project Manager Suzanne Dodd views Voyager 1 as Earth's ambassador.

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