{
  "id": 19389047,
  "title": "NASA Invites Media, Public to Join Voyager 1 One-Light Day Activities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/nasa-invites-media-public-to-join-voyager-1-one-light-day-activities",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-10T19:22:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-invites-media-public-to-join-voyager-1-one-light-day-activities/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASA will invite the public and media to join in celebrating a significant milestone for the Voyager 1 spacecraft on Wednesday, November 18th. At 16 billion miles (25.9 billion kilometers) away from Earth, the probe has traveled one light-day, making it the most distant human-made object. To mark this historic occasion, NASA has organized two events. On Tuesday, November 17th, the agency encourages people worldwide to participate in \"Shine Bright for Voyager's Light-Day\" by using smartphones and tablets to flash the spacecraft's call sign, \"VGR,\" in Morse code after sunset. This creates a symbolic wave of golden light that will encircle the planet. Participants are urged to share photos or videos of their light-day signal on social media, using the hashtag @NASA. On Thursday, November 19th, at 12 p.m. EST (9 a.m. PST), NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California will host a moderated discussion. The event will feature mission members and NASA leadership discussing the current status of Voyager 1 and 2, the ongoing scientific discoveries being made in interstellar space, and the challenges of maintaining the spacecraft's operation over such vast distances. Following the discussion, there will be a Q&A with media and other attendees. The event will also include a preview of the upcoming NASA+ Voyager documentary, scheduled for release in 2027 to commemorate the mission's 50th anniversary. For those interested in attending in person, media must RSVP by Monday, November 16th, while foreign national media must do so by Thursday, November 12th. Those who wish to participate virtually must RSVP no later than two hours before the event. NASA's media accreditation policy is available online. The Voyager mission, managed by Caltech in Pasadena, California, and built and operated by NASA JPL, has been exploring the outer planets since 1977 and entered interstellar space in 2012. Voyager 2 followed a different trajectory and entered interstellar space in 2018. Both spacecraft continue to provide valuable scientific observations of the region beyond the heliosphere, the protective bubble created by the Sun.",
  "summary": "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 […] The post NASA Invites Media, Public to Join Voyager 1 One-Light Day…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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