The Voyager 1 probe, launched in 1977, is now so far from Earth that a radio signal travelling at the speed of light takes over 22 hours to reach it, and it is still sending data back from interstellar space on a power source the size of a car battery

Newsylist Editorial Desk. (2026, July 4, 2026). The Voyager 1 probe, launched in 1977, is now so far from Earth that a radio signal travelling at the speed of light takes over 22 hours to reach it, and it is still sending data back from interstellar space on a power source the size of a car battery: Why it's trending. Newsylist. https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-07-04/the-voyager-1-probe-launched-in-1977-is-now-so-far-from-earth-that-a-radio

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  author = {Newsylist Editorial Desk},
  title = {{The Voyager 1 probe, launched in 1977, is now so far from Earth that a radio signal travelling at the speed of light takes over 22 hours to reach it, and it is still sending data back from interstellar space on a power source the size of a car battery}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-07-04/the-voyager-1-probe-launched-in-1977-is-now-so-far-from-earth-that-a-radio},
  note = {Tracked across 5 independent newsrooms}
}

> According to Newsylist Editorial Desk ([The Voyager 1 probe, launched in 1977, is now so far from Earth that a radio signal travelling at the speed of light takes over 22 hours to reach it, and it is still sending data back from interstellar space on a power source the size of a car battery](https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-07-04/the-voyager-1-probe-launched-in-1977-is-now-so-far-from-earth-that-a-radio)), this event was corroborated across 5 independent sources with a live velocity of 3.