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NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is talking nonsense. Its friends on Earth are worried (www.npr.org)
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[–] 68 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Voyager 1 is almost one light day away, and now my brain hurts thinking about it.

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  • [+] -61 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    1 light year = 63241.077 AU (distance between Sun and Earth)

    Distance of Voyager 1 from Earth: ~162.84 AU

    Not even close.

    Sources:

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  • [–] 86 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    He said day, not year.

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  • [+] -7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm pretty sure I read light year initially. Maybe OP modified their comment?

    I could've have misread it also. 🤷‍♂️

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