You can actually visit these probes within the game of Elite Dangerous (yups: the revival of the 80's classic!) and let me tell you: that's when you'll learn just how far these are out there.
... and it is traveling at the incredible speed of 61,000 km/h (17 km/s).
... which on 18 November will be ( drum roll please ) - 25902068371.2 km
I'm assuming that is one light day in distance/time?
Yupp.
| Unit | Definition | Equivalent distance in | Example | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meters | Kilometers | Miles | |||
| light-second | 1 light-second | 299792458 m | 2.998×105 km | 1.863×105 miles | Average distance from the Earth to the Moon is about 1.282 light-seconds |
| light-minute | 60 light-seconds = 1 light-minute | 17987547480 m | 1.799×107 km | 1.118×107 miles | Average distance from the Earth to the Sun is 8.317 light-minutes |
| light-hour | 60 light-minutes = 3600 light-seconds | 1079252848800 m | 1.079×109 km | 6.706×108 miles | The perihelion of Saturn's orbit is about 1.25 light-hours |
| light-day | 24 light-hours = 86400 light-seconds | 25902068371200 m | 2.590×1010 km | 1.609×1010 miles | Voyager 1 is about 0.96 light-days from the Sun (as of March 2025) |
| light-week | 7 light-days = 604800 light-seconds | 181314478598400 m | 1.813×1011 km | 1.127×1011 miles | The Oort cloud is thought to extend between 41 and 82 light-weeks out from the Sun |
| light-year | 365.25 light-days = 31557600 light-seconds | 9460730472580800 m | 9.461×1012 km | 5.879×1012 miles | Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to the Sun, about 4.24 light years away |
Nah, Britney is way too young to have a soundtrack on that record. But Kurt Waldheim is on it. This could be a reason to at least stay away from Earth.
