CALCULATING —. Distance from Earth. Distance from Sun. Velocity with respect to the Sun (estimated). One-Way Light Time. (hh:mm:ss). (hh:mm:ss) ... read more
Because of the Earth's rotation around the sun, Voyager 2 actually gets closer to Earth at certain times of the year (which is now). In the 10 seconds it takes to read the chart, Voyager 2 has traveled 23 KM closer to Earth because of the Earth's current position. read more
Note: Because Earth moves around the Sun faster than Voyager 1 or Voyager 2 is traveling from Earth, the one-way light time between Earth and each spacecraft actually decreases at certain times of the year. read more
“If that happens, I think if anyone still believes Voyager 1 is in the interstellar medium, they will really have something to explain,” said co-author George Gloeckler, a space scientist at the University of Michigan, in a press release.The moment of truth, Gloeckler believes, should come sometime in 2016. read more