Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Voyager 1 Nears Milestone as Engineers Conserve Power

2/6/2025

45 6

Summary

Story summary

Voyager 1, the iconic space probe, now takes a staggering 23 hours and 9 minutes for signals to make the round trip to Earth. As it approaches a remarkable milestone—one light day from the Sun, approximately 25.9 billion kilometers—in January 2027, engineers face the bittersweet decision to deactivate some instruments to conserve power on this historic journey.

1 of 1

Story summary

Voyager 1, the iconic space probe, now takes a staggering 23 hours and 9 minutes for signals to make the round trip to Earth. As it approaches a remarkable milestone—one light day from the Sun, approximately 25.9 billion kilometers—in January 2027, engineers face the bittersweet decision to deactivate some instruments to conserve power on this historic journey.