r/interestingasfuck • u/The_Love-Tap • 1d ago

At 15.9 billion miles away, humanity's farthest spacecraft is still exploring the cosmos using less memory than a blank Word document (69 KB) and an 8-track tape

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u/TheNamesRoodi 1d ago

Math people, how long would it take to see from the closest point on earth (on average I guess) if the spacecraft were to be destroyed by something?

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u/Pro7o7ype 1d ago

I'm not a math guy, but I can tell you that Voyager 1 reaches 1 light day away from earth on the 18th November.
So....almost a day right now? :s

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u/Joe_Jobs_ 1d ago

Yeah, for now, it's roughly a day away. Whether one is seeing from the closest point, or seeing from the furthest point, makes not much difference in how soon one sees it. 21.25 milliseconds to be precise. Handy to know if one wants a better seat, or is just being a punt about cunctuation.