Voyager 1: The Farthest Human-Made Object in the Solar System
Real-Time Distance from Earth
As of January 2024, Voyager 1 is approximately 136 astronomical units (AU), or 15 billion miles (20 billion kilometers), from Earth. This makes it the farthest object created by humans and the most distant spacecraft from the Sun.
Milestones
On February 17, 1998, Voyager 1 reached a distance of 69 AU (64 billion mi, 103 billion km) from the Sun, surpassing Pioneer 10 as the most distant spacecraft.
Recent Developments
After a five-month gap in data transmission, NASA announced on Monday that Voyager 1 has resumed sending data back to Earth. This has allowed scientists to gain valuable insights into the spacecraft's status and its surroundings in the distant reaches of the solar system.
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