Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth in 2026. Here’s what that means
Hello; I do recall back in 1977 when Voyager 1 was launched. Months later started sending back flyby pictures of planets and moons. Took years to leave the solar system. Forty-nine years later, in 2026, it has traveled the distance that light can make in one 24 hour day.
This is why we are stuck in a small solar system with the tech we currently have. Also why sci-fi stories have to invent impossible things such as warp drive and cryo sleep. My favorite is the stasis field.
Interesting trivia to be sure.
Hello; I do recall back in 1977 when Voyager 1 was launched. Months later started sending back flyby pictures of planets and moons. Took years to leave the solar system. Forty-nine years later, in 2026, it has traveled the distance that light can make in one 24 hour day.
This is why we are stuck in a small solar system with the tech we currently have. Also why sci-fi stories have to invent impossible things such as warp drive and cryo sleep. My favorite is the stasis field.
Interesting trivia to be sure.
