# NASA’s Voyager 1 to Cross Historic One Light-Day Milestone on Nov. 18

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3 outlets covering · First listed: CNET, Nov 9, 2026, 2:33 PM · Read it: <https://www.cnet.com/science/space/voyager-1-passes-one-light-day/>

Traveling one light-day took the space probe 49 years. it would take a human 612,015 years to walk that distance.

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- Nov 9, 2026, 2:33 PM: [NASA’s Voyager 1 to Cross Historic One Light-Day Milestone on Nov. 18](<https://www.cnet.com/science/space/voyager-1-passes-one-light-day/>) — CNET (Digital news, United States)
  Traveling one light-day took the space probe 49 years. it would take a human 612,015 years to walk that distance.
- Nov 10, 2026, 1:22 PM: [NASA Invites Media, Public to Join Voyager 1 One-Light Day Activities](<https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-invites-media-public-to-join-voyager-1-one-light-day-activities/>) — NASA (Government agency, United States)
  Launched nearly 50 years ago in 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 on Wednesday, Nov. 18 will have traveled one light-day from Earth, which is more than 16 billion miles (25.9 billion kilometers). Voyager 1 is the most distant human-made object, and any light from Earth would take 24 hours to reach the spacecraft. NASA will highlight
- Nov 11, 2026, 8:13 AM: [NASA asks Earthlings to wave as Voyager 1 reaches a light-day away](<https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/11/11/nasa-asks-earthlings-to-wave-as-voyager-1-reaches-a-light-day-away/5309127>) — The Register (Digital news, United Kingdom)
  Flash VGR in Morse code on November 17 to salute the veteran probe – just don't expect it to see you