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Story summary
- NASA plans a radical intervention to extend Voyager 1’s longevity despite aging systems.
- Voyager 1 will be 1 light-day (25.9 billion km) from Earth on November 18, 2026 at 2:16:07 am PST.
- In ~40,000 years it will pass within 1.7 light-years of star Gliese 445 carrying a golden record of Earth sounds and images.
- Most instruments, including cameras, have been turned off since the last photo, the “Pale Blue Dot,” taken on February 14, 1990.
