Voyager 1 nears a light-day from Earth in new distance record
Verified: 4 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 14, 1 of them from New Zealand.
The spacecraft's radio signals will soon take a full 24 hours to reach Earth, 49 years after launch.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
1 outlet from New Zealand, where the story is: 1News · how we count
- Nov 14, 11:18 AM UTCFirst reportNASA's Voyager 1 probe poised to achieve mega-distance milestonechannelnewsasia.com ↗
- Nov 14, 3:33 PM UTC+4 hNASA’s Voyager 1 to hit new space distance record of one light-dayaljazeera.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 3:33 PM UTC · +4 h
- Nov 14, 7:00 PM UTC+8 hNASA's Voyager 1 closes in on a light-day in interstellar space for a new distance recordphys.org ↗
- Nov 15, 5:07 PM UTC+30 h· you’re reading thisVoyager 1 nears a light-day from Earth in new distance record1news.co.nz ↗
[Claude] Both reports cover the same Voyager 1 milestone of nearing one light-day from Earth, with consistent facts.
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