Post #1683207
2026-04-26 01:07 UTC
After 50 Years in Space, Voyager 1 Becomes the First Human-Made Object to Travel One Full Light-Day from Earth https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/04/voyager-1-first-human-made-milestone/
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@gedeonm@mastodon.social 2026-04-26 04:41
@cliffco58@mstdn.party that’s so impressive and crazy. Though I had thought that pioneer 10 was further away from earth than voyager 1 since it was launched several years before. It seems Voyager got a gravity assist from Jupiter and Saturn, and traveled faster and therefore farther than pioneer.
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@therockfiles@mastodon.social 2026-04-26 10:03
@cliffco58@mstdn.party Impressive. How long does it take to be as far as a lightYEAR?
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@thematic@mastodon.green 2026-04-26 13:02
@cliffco58@mstdn.party There seemed to be an inconsistency but then I thought, maybe from February onward 1 lightday is the minimum distance from Earth.
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@isaackuo@spacey.space 2026-04-26 15:42
@cliffco58@mstdn.party Life goals. Far away enough to NOT have a zoom call with your least favorite Earthling.