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A “Big Bang” fix puts Voyager beyond the one-light-day mark

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Launched in 1977 for a Grand Tour of the solar system, the Voyager spacecraft have reached a milestone: a “Big Bang” fix has put Voyager across the one-light-day mark. The milestone underscores the distance covered by NASA’s long-running deep-space mission.

Discovered 2026-11-06T05:05:38.756946-08:00 | 2026-11-06T05:05:38.756946-08:00

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  • The one-light-day mark captures the communications distance involved in operating a spacecraft far beyond the solar system’s inner planets.
  • The “Big Bang” fix is tied to Voyager’s continued progress, extending a mission that began with the spacecraft’s 1977 Grand Tour.

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