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Voyager passed beyond the heliopause in August 2012. How much longer will it take to reach the near edge of the oort cloud?

Question #149577. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Aug 02 2023.
Originally posted Aug 02 2023 8:37 PM.

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About 300 years, according to NASA:
Even though Voyager 1 travels about a million miles per day, the spacecraft will take about 300 years to reach the inner boundary of the Oort Cloud and probably another 30,000 years to exit the far side.
link https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/oort-cloud/overview/

The Oort cloud is:
a vast cloud of icy planetesimals surrounding the Sun at distances ranging from 2,000 to 200,000 AU (0.03 to 3.2 light-years).
link https://wiki2.org/en/Oort_cloud+Newton

Response last updated by psnz on Aug 02 2023.
Aug 02 2023, 8:39 PM
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