NASA Invites Media, Public to Join Voyager 1 One-Light Day Activities
17, NASA invites the world to participate in “Shine Bright for Voyager’s Light-Day” by creating a symbolic wave of golden light encircling the planet after sunset.
Key points
- 626-298-4414 [email protected] Share Details Last Updated Nov 10, 2026 Location NASA Headquarters Related Terms Voyager 1 Heliophysics Heliophysics Division Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA Headquarters Voyager 2.
- 18 will have traveled one light-day from Earth, which is more than 16 billion miles (25.9 billion kilometers).
- The event will take place in NASA JPL’s von Kármán Auditorium, where JPL hosted Voyager briefings during the spacecraft’s grand tour of the outer planets.
For more information about how to participate in “Shine Bright for Voyager Light-Day,” visit: go.nasa.gov/shinebright Everyone is encouraged to capture photos or videos of their light-day signal and share it on social platforms, tagging @NASA.
Additional details
- In addition, there also will be a preview of the upcoming NASA+ Voyager documentary, planned for release in 2027 for the mission’s 50th anniversary.
- Voyager 1 is the most distant human-made object, and any light from Earth would take 24 hours to reach the spacecraft.
- NASA has created a website that enables smart phones and tablets to flash “VGR”, Voyager’s call sign, in morse code.
- Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Launched nearly 50 years ago in 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 on Wednesday, Nov.
- Managed by Caltech in Pasadena, California, NASA JPL built and operates the Voyager spacecraft.
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