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Are the Voyager spacecraft further out than New Horizons?

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Both Voyagers are farther from Earth than New Horizons. Voyager 1 = 12.9 billion miles Voyager 2 = 10.6 billion miles New Horizons = 3.56 billion miles On January 1, 2019 New Horizons will fly by Kuiper belt object 2014 MU69. read more

Yes, the voyager spacecraft are further out than New Horizons, as they have left the solar system. As for bumping into stuff, you are underestimating how empty space is, at the maximum they will be drawn into orbit, and will eventually hit a star, but long after we lose contact with them as their radioactive power source runs out. read more

New Horizons will never catch up with either of the two Voyagers. New Horizons was launched from Earth at at speed of 16 kilometers per second, faster than the Voyagers, and the fastest ever for a spacecraft. But the Voyagers picked up speed by slingshotting around Jupiter and Saturn. read more

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