# 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 Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-07-04 21:54 UTC · Category: Science · Sources: 5 · Current Velocity: 3.35

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| Source Outlet | Headline | Published (UTC) | Verification URL |
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| Business Today | The spacecraft that refused to quit: How Voyager 1 keeps talking to Earth after 48 years | 2026-07-07 09:49 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi4gFBVV95cUxQNWpsWTZhcnNXcXpXSGtIRkE2VUVuWWFZdHhPOG1KYU0wdUV2bDBNUmtxWHlncHZJU0VJUmFfek5DS1lGR0E5dkFibmoycjEtNWc1UWxWZDhCazFYcGpWSlY1Rlg3bXVjYlpxLWpIcTUtcXM4NzluNDFQSWRHVWlxZmZSYjNFeVBYQzF4bHhZUVVUNnJhZEpQaXg5bzJ1NTVhOWV4QmNqejkxbUVORUxMaTJhTUNkZzJZNnhiemUtSldxUnRkWnJFT1dnUFAtcUNzSi1wTTdjSmEtS0oweGNGbkpR?oc=5) |
| bgr.com | 50 Years Later, NASA's Voyager Probe Is Reaching A Big Milestone For Space Travel | 2026-07-07 09:49 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiekFVX3lxTE5SaU1GVzI5TkQyNEkxelYzUXJhZ1p4WkFlZHpDUjJZdDRZZ2xUdmJSNV83OHZVOXFtSmhUTXVvdC1JOXR0UHlPNGF3N2hVZTgtNE1RQ2NEZ1NWNDdWSmZxbzBraV9zN3BCcmhVcFAyWU84R0ZrY1h6UmNB?oc=5) |
| The Times of India | NASA’s Voyager 1 left Earth in 1977; now its signal takes over 22 hours to reach us and it is still sendi | 2026-07-07 09:49 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAJBVV95cUxPUWFwakhaZmItUVhaV1hPdmN0TDNKVlMxWDA3MkR0d0xRQ1ZlWmpZcXF2Qi1HVEdXdkxuUEpiYjVCVGg0SVkwNXNjR3VzbFpRTDdHSEZBdkpIT1ZtRnBmZGNXcWRIU042alcyNWxpQ05JYlJaTFpHem9nNGZiem1XRzV6WDdOck9GM2tVY25zVUFNRDR4N29wRFhIZ2xNMm9ka2UzWGtXWVBmaGhlVktuUjlVdG1IMVpNZERSYUdNSVU1X0Ruc2luNUtiNTRfNDFiSE9EZ0ppUXZXR3YtT3JDNzNzUkNXa2R5Z2tmLU1CcjMwcHhKRFlIbEFhUExPcVVlZXVjQXVYYlF6MW5V0gGSAkFVX3lxTE5DSDh4UTlvVWZta3MxNHBXVHI5WEQ1SWxUM2VlVnk1ZkRCbkNMaXZaUTNvczdLUk1oR3FzQ1hXX2tzSHRXalV) |
| Space Daily | In 2024, engineers rescued Voyager 1 after it spent months transmitting gibberish, remotely rewriting and relocating pieces of 46-year-old code around a failed memory chip from more than 24 billion kilometres away. | 2026-07-04 21:30 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixwJBVV95cUxPT0pGcDRTbHNpaHNKVGtKa2Q5T0h0SllvY2ZwZGpYR1JhVzdmbC1uSWtCdjRsczFKM0R5blp5TXVySkJTSjZyaEZZVkJFM2xfNGIwQ3pLNFl5VWN2Yk4tWnFiZzRLc0didndJTFhiQ29OcDBZekxzc3N4NXNoWFB6ZWRvSDItYkdQWWdIZksyM1BwcWUxMm4yRmZqUkRiWm9ma0hHTkNRQzVoNVRUU3BMaXFDclVaa2MwbEhaaGJOcmtBaDN5MkxZYWM1TUdXaFlzODB6VWxXaWlicjV1YjRpbS0tWWc5SUIwZUpCNWwzOF9zeF9sdHQxY21KUUh4Qi1DVXo5Q1JubFpMY0Y5YVdyaV9ZMmViUkU1R2VfZWVCYS1ORHlvUGg0emhyRk5iZ1gwa3JwOHg0Ukl0ekozZTllWFBLUlVrZEk?oc=5) |
| 19FortyFive | NASA Has Not Launched Anything Faster Than Voyager in 48 Years. Here Is the Real Menu of Machines That Could Finally Beat It | 2026-07-04 21:30 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi8gFBVV95cUxPRDFWR0ZUZnFXS2h2ZFFkeThnOUZTOEE2cUhJWTZFcHZBOXNGUDRYQkhaeUlvcHFIMVF5SHdHTzgxdExDcm1SQk9GUEQzajhpeDBGOTRicEtseUNfekJ0bnJsUWx3S19Iek52SjVNSDR1OTV1cHVCb1hKMEU2a0t4aVc4UkV5VUp0aUVyUkxHUkdQMl9pUU1lSUJ3T3g4TmhMVERnT1pqRzU3WjdsbW5aVVk4aG1wbjZtM2FhYnFjMzRRaWxBM3Btc21XaDhhbFRiby1lenVPRFhJRkxtZEJ4MkJXNFZucmxVVVBtcGJTNjNEdw?oc=5) |
| Space Daily | 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 | 2026-07-04 21:30 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixgJBVV95cUxQZEQ5RFVoOWZwQXJ3M3JhOFZiVlZZb1pIUlRnaFV3RUNNRDdjWFBLbkkzbkstNkdaVWlmRVRpblNQN3ltbTE0T2w2ZDA4V3FTRnMwZTZ1RWxFbm5aa1AxOFlPR1pnWUdXZEphblA2cmUyX1lpekdJX0dnNHRSVkdoRFgyVWZwSWw3VnJNakhwSWtRY3p4Y192UDVEcy11YUFMaUJTSjVjZkZGNVp1U3REVVRqVDlTVzRXMUxxa1dxUkUyRjFBcnpNY1dKOUdrYWpBVWxOT3hvWlZEbDNFVGZrT1VKMnI3T3FEbHVsWFF4SkxMdEpMLVJCVHhfd2UxeXlzLU1wc2tGNUFwWjdLUkNsTjFzalprVHBOTnVKaTNpeHhxRmNHcDZJWmZNVVQzd0ttRHg4aXNEU1gtLWZ6ZTlnajRvOW8xUQ?oc=5) |

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