After Nearly 50 Years In The Depths Of Space, Voyager 1 Still Sends Messages That Take 23 Hours To Reach Earth
Launched in 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 is approaching a historic milestone as it nears one light-day of distance from Earth.
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NASA's Voyager 1 probe continues to transmit data from deep space nearly 50 years after its launch. Messages from the craft now take 23 hours to reach Earth, and the probe has successfully exited the protective bubble of the Sun.
Coverage from Yahoo, Jalopnik, and CPG Click Oil and Gas emphasizes that the probe is about to become the first human-made object to be one light-day away from Earth. Meanwhile, Hypebeast reports that a recent system shutdown has left the craft with only two active science instruments.
Attention remains on Voyager 1's progress toward the one light-day milestone and the operational status of its remaining instruments.
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Quick answers
When was Voyager 1 launched?
The probe was launched in 1977.
How long does it take for messages from the probe to reach Earth?
Messages currently take 23 hours to arrive.
How many science instruments remain active?
Following a recent system shutdown, only two science instruments remain active.
Coverage (4)
- NASA's Voyager 1 Only Has Two Active Science Instruments Left After Latest System Shutdown Hypebeast · 17h ago
- Launched in 1977 to fly over Jupiter and Saturn, NASA's probe has not stopped traveling, left the Sun's protective bubble, and is about to reach the milestone of one light-day away from Earth, something no human-made object has ever achieved. CPG Click Oil and Gas · 17h ago
- After Nearly 50 Years In The Depths Of Space, Voyager 1 Still Sends Messages That Take 23 Hours To Reach Earth Yahoo · 17h ago
- After Nearly 50 Years In The Depths Of Space, Voyager 1 Still Sends Messages That Take 23 Hours To Reach Earth Jalopnik · 17h ago broke it first
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