How long can we communicate with Voyager 1?

With our current technology, we could reliably communicate with the Voyager 1 for thousands of years, even if it’s many light years away from us. Despite that, we can communicate with Voyager 1 only a few years more. The reason is: the probe’s nuclear-powered (see notes 2) electrical supply weakens each day.

Will Voyager 1 continue forever?

How long can Voyager 1 and 2 continue to function? Voyager 1 is expected to keep its current suite of science instruments on through 2021. Voyager 2 is expected to keep its current suite of science instruments on through 2020. The radioisotope thermoelectric generator on each spacecraft puts out 4 watts less each year.

How far will Voyager 1 be in 2025?

about 13.8 billion miles
The Voyagers have enough electrical power and thruster fuel to keep its current suite of science instruments on until at least 2025. By that time, Voyager 1 will be about 13.8 billion miles (22.1 billion kilometers) from the Sun and Voyager 2 will be 11.4 billion miles (18.4 billion kilometers) away.

Will Voyager 1 get destroyed?

There is nothing to destroy any of the probes leaving our solar system (there are five of them, not just Voyager 1). Space is exceedingly empty.

Can NASA still communicate with Voyager 1?

Launched 16 days after its twin, Voyager 2, Voyager 1 has been operating for 44 years, 3 months and 9 days as of December 14, 2021 UTC [refresh], and still communicates with the Deep Space Network to receive routine commands and to transmit data to Earth.

Will Voyager 1 come back to Earth?

The Voyagers will never return to Earth. However 2025 is the year NASA expect to lose contact with them due to insufficient power to transmit a usable radio signal.

How far away is Voyager 1 in light-years?

8760 hours in a year and Voyager 1 is 19.4 hours away. so its 1/451.5 of a LY away.

Is Voyager 1 returning to Earth?

Will Voyager 1 come back to earth?

How much power does Voyager 1 have left?

As of December 13, 2021, Voyager 1 has 70.48\% of the plutonium-238 that it had at launch. By 2050, it will have 56.5\% left, far too little to keep it functional.