NASA Voyager 1 Probe Nears Historic Milestone of One Light-Day Distance From Earth

NASA’s Voyager 1 probe is set to achieve a historic milestone by becoming the first human-made object to travel <b>one light-day</b> away from Earth. Launched in 1977, the spacecraft has traveled approximately 16 billion miles, a distance light covers in 24 hours. Currently traversing interstellar space at 36,000 miles per hour, the probe continues to transmit vital data regarding magnetic fields, cosmic rays, and interstellar pressure back to Earth. While the mission team maintains regular contact, they are currently investigating a brief communication loss that occurred in October. Voyager 2 is expected to reach this same significant distance milestone by the year 2035.