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Where is Voyager 1?
After encounters with Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune,
the probe continued
travelling on a trajectory
away from the centre of the
solar system and is now
reaching space that no probe
from earth has explored
before. Voyager 1 continues
to send scientific data to
Earth and has contributed a
great deal to our
understanding of the origins
of our solar system so far. Its
current distance from earth
depends on the earth's
position in relation to the sun
but the NASA website offers
a counter for the exact
distance:
Voyager NASA
In The Year 40000
Its next close
encounter will be
with the star
AC+793888, which it
will meet at a
distance of 1.7 light
years in about
38,000 years.
The Current Distance Of Voyager 1
Spacecraft Voyager 1
The unmanned space probe Voyager
1 has been travelling through our
solar system for the past 37 years
and is now right at
the edge of it, after crossing the so-
called heliopause and entering
interstellar space at a speed of 17
km/s. Sunlight takes about 17 hours
to reach the probe by now.
The Voyager programme was
launched in the 1970s with the
primary aim to explore the outer
planets of our solar system.
Every day, Voyager 1 moves further
away from Earth by 1,468,800 km, or
almost 5 light seconds. This is
almost four times the distance
between Earth and Moon.
At this speed, the probe could travel
around the globe once in 40 minutes.
However, its batteries will run out of
power already in about 2025, so
unfortunately
Voyager 1 will not send any scientific
data from its journey any more.
Unless it crashes
into any object in space, it will
continue to travel deeper into space
and remain the man-made object at
the furthest distance from Earth ever.
In case Voyager 1 encounters alien
life, it carries a golden record with
information about Earth and
humanity.
Voyager 1 was launched by NASA on September 5, 1977. It was a part of the Voyager program, a
mission to explore the outer Solar System and interstellar space.
The spacecraft was designed to explore the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn, and was equipped with a
variety of imaging and scientific instruments to study their atmospheres, moons, and rings.
After completing its mission at Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 1 continued toward the outer Solar System
and eventually became the first man-made object to leave the Solar System in August 2012. Its mission
continues today as it continues to explore interstellar space, sending back data and images of the
distant regions of the universe.
Its primary mission was to study Jupiter and Saturn, but it also made valuable observations of Uranus
and Neptune.
The spacecraft traveled beyond the planets and made numerous discoveries, including the first direct
observations of active volcanoes outside of Earth. It also produced the first high-resolution images of
Jupiter and Saturn's moons, providing evidence for the possible existence of subsurface oceans on
some of them.
Voyager 1 continued its journey outward, eventually becoming the first spacecraft to cross the
heliopause, the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. It has now traveled more
than 12 billion miles from Earth and is the farthest-traveled human-made object.
Voyager 1 continues to send back data from deep space, and is expected to remain operational until
2025, when its power source will run out. It will then become a silent messenger, continuing to travel
through interstellar space until it reaches another star system.
Voyager's current trajectory will take it out of our solar system and into interstellar space. It is not
expected to come close to any other star system, but it will continue to explore the outer reaches of
our own Sun's domain. As it moves away from the Solar System, Voyager is expected to encounter
interstellar gas and dust clouds, as well as anomalous cosmic rays, and high-energy particles.
Voyager's journey is expected to continue for many more years, and its mission may even last a million
years or more. During this time, it is likely to pass through many regions of interstellar space, and may
even come close to other star systems. This could provide an opportunity for researchers to learn
about the nature of these star systems and the structures of their planetary systems.