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46 year old Voyager is 24 Billion Kms from Earth
Jun 17th, 2024 at 1:13am  

Amazing, it'ld be great to see what condition it is in after 46 years in space

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Re: 46 year old Voyager is 24 Billion Kms from Earth
Reply #1 - Jun 17th, 2024 at 3:48am  
That is 3 times the distance Pluto is from the Sun at its aphelion. Shut down of Voyager's instruments will take place over the next decade. NASA is turning off some of the instruments to get as much life out of whatever power is left.
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