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NASA's Voyager 1 closes in on a light-day in interstellar space for a new distance record

NASA's Voyager 1 is about to become humanity's first object to reach one light-day from Earth

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NASA's Voyager 1 is about to become humanity's first object to reach one light-day from Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Voyager 1 is about to become humanity’s first object to reach one light-day from Earth as it pushes ever deeper into interstellar space. The probe was launched in 1977, and it continues to relay space-related data back to a team of NASA scientists.

Winnipeg Free Press Sports reported the story as "NASA's Voyager 1 closes in on a light-day in interstellar space for a new distance record." Al Jazeera English reported the story as "NASA’s Voyager 1 to hit new space distance record of one light-day."

3 sources have covered this story, including Al Jazeera English, Winnipeg Free Press Sports and The Independent. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 10 hours ago.

How it spread

The Independent reported it first, Nov 14, 8:01 AM ET. 3 outlets carried it over 2h 14m, 2 left and 1 center.Reached 3 countries: the United Kingdom first, then Canada +1m and Qatar +2h 14m.

Left 2Center 1Right 0No right outlets yet.

Time since the first report

  1. FirstThe IndependentNov 14, 8:01 AM ETLeft
  2. +1mWinnipeg Free Press SportsNov 14, 8:01 AM ETCenter
  3. +2h 14mAl Jazeera EnglishNov 14, 10:14 AM ETLeft

Claim ledger

  1. [01]
    Verified

    Core event reported by 3 independent outlets across the spectrum.

    3 corroborating · 1 primary-source link

  2. [02]
    Disputed

    Key facts present in mainstream desks; corroboration thin from wires.

    3 corroborating

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