A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE / 0:35

Its signal now takes a whole day to reach us.

Voyager 1 has been flying since 1977. Its radio signal now needs about a day to get home. In 2012 it left the Sun’s wind and entered interstellar space.

Planet textures: Solar System Scope (CC BY 4.0), based on NASA data. 3D scenes are illustrative models, with scale noted on screen.