NASA confirms Voyager 1 will reach one-light-day distance in November 2026

NASA confirms Voyager 1 will reach one-light-day distance in November 2026

NASA, operating from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, announced that Voyager 1 will be one light-day away from Earth on 18 November 2026, extending round-trip communication to 48 hours. Earlier in October, JPL engineers replaced three high-consumption devices on the 49-year-old probe with lower-power units, a power-saving upgrade that restored communications after a brief 48-hour outage. The upgrade kept Voyager 1 on track to reach the one-light-day milestone in mid-November.

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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Kareem Badaruddin

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Pasadena, California, United States

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NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft will be the first human
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft will be the first human

CNBC TV18 • 05 nov. 02h34

NASA said Voyager 1 will be one light-day away from Earth on Nov. 18, 2026, making it the most distant human-made object and extending round-trip communication to 48 hours.

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NASA’s Voyager 1 Experiences “Unexpected” Problems Engineers Have Never Seen Before as New Historic Milestone Approaches
NASA’s Voyager 1 Experiences “Unexpected” Problems Engineers Have Never Seen Before as New Historic Milestone Approaches

The Debrief • 04 nov. 14h00

NASA's Voyager 1 is set to reach a distance of one light-day from Earth later this month, while engineers address recent power and communication challenges.

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Voyager 1 Goes Silent Before Historic Light
Voyager 1 Goes Silent Before Historic Light

Gizmodo • 02 nov. 18h45

NASA temporarily lost contact with Voyager 1 in mid-October, but communication was restored and the probe is on track to be a full light-day away from Earth on Nov. 18.

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Voyager 1 probe to hit historic one light-day distance from Earth in 17 days - 49-year-old spacecraft travels 16 billion miles
Voyager 1 probe to hit historic one light-day distance from Earth in 17 days - 49-year-old spacecraft travels 16 billion miles

Yahoo Tech • 01 nov. 12h00

NASA says the 49-year-old Voyager 1 probe will cross the one-light-day distance, about 16 billion miles, on Nov. 18, 2026, marking a new record for human-made objects.

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NASA's Voyager 1 mysteriously lost touch with Earth
NASA's Voyager 1 mysteriously lost touch with Earth

Mashable • 30 oct. 09h00

NASA's Voyager 1 briefly lost contact on Oct. 18-19 but re-established communication on Oct. 20, with engineers still investigating the cause.

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Voyager-1 breathes in interstellar space, Nasa pulls off another life-saving miracle
Voyager-1 breathes in interstellar space, Nasa pulls off another life-saving miracle

India Today • 30 oct. 06h52

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory replaced three high-consumption devices on Voyager 1 with lower-power units, extending the probe's scientific life and restoring communications after a 48-hour outage.

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