Voyager 1, NASA’s deep-space probe, could soon become the first spacecraft to reach a historic milestone. In November 2026, the probe will be one light-day from Earth. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 is ...

How much further can Voyager 1 travel before we lose contact or it runs out of energy? What would we see if we turned the cameras on now? This video explores the current status of Voyager 1, how we ...

In 2026, Voyager 1, humanity's farthest reaching Energizer Bunny of a probe, will travel toward an almost comprehensible benchmark: being a full light-day away from Earth. According to NASA's data, ...

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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 ...

When NASA launched the Voyager 1 probe back in 1977, the initial objective was to gather information about our solar system — specifically, the region beyond the asteroid belt (between the orbits of ...

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Contrary to its name, Voyager 2 was the first of the vehicles launched into space first in Aug. 20 1977 from Florida. Its twin probe, Voyager 1, launched two weeks later on Sept. 5. At more than 15 ...

An analytical look at Voyager 1’s current trajectory and speed—traveling over 17 km/s—and why it remains the most distant human-made object. The segment explores New Horizons, proposed interstellar ...