How far can Voyager 1 go before we lose contact?

The Voyager space probes are the furthest man made objects from Earth. With Voyager 1 being 21 Billion Kilometres from Earth, communication with the Space probe relies on the Deep Space Network. But how far can Voyager 1 go before we lose communication? This video looks at how we communicate with Voyager and when it will eventually stop receiving our signals.

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Music used in this video:
» Angelic Forest - Doug Maxwell
» Proud - Bobby Renz
» Marianas - Quincas Moreira
» Court and Page - Silent Partner

Credits:
Narrated by: Beau Stucki

[hayosiko]

When the most distant man made object responds faster than your friends when you send them a message

[smilesthenarrator]

Voyager 1: So when do I get to comeback home :)

NASA: Yea... about that....

[cancelledt]

*Plot twist:* Voyager 1 will come back to earth with a note saying:

*"your technology sucks"*

[Smartstudycircle]

3:50 "Never to be heard from ever again" made me sad 😥😥😥

[aminulawal]

...disappears silently into space, never to be heard from ever again...

My heart is officially broken.

[CabezaDePistacho]

"never to be heard from, ever again" that really hit my heart 🥺

[gravydavy]

In the time it takes to watch this video Voyager has travelled 4630 miles.

[Giugiu]

It’s honestly insane that in only 20 hours you can communicate THAT far

[joesmith]

Poor voyager. Maybe Amazon will figure out a way to deliver a new battery with next day shipping.

[bodtugj]

Voyager 1 was supposed to die at max 4-5 years after its launch! It is still alive, functioning, and giving us results after 35 years. It might die in 8 years or so, but everything has a lifetime, and voyager 1 can quietly say “mission completed”, it served us well.

[rav_inder]

One last picture will be just magnificent.

[blckwtr]

in 50 years we will get it back with a sticky note on it that says "no littering"

[santanusaha]

If you ever feel lonely just think about voyager 1 💔

[hellbird]

Just a thought..If something happens to that blue dot right now..this small dude might be the last thing roaming somewhere out there a proof we ever existed

[MyDogFulton]

It’s last picture will be a UFO just to leave us all on a cliff hanger.

[IluvTama]

"im losing signal, and it's getting hot"

-voyager

[travisworth]

“My batteries are low. It is getting dark.”😭

[alaska-ou]

2068
Voyager 1: *sends message with image of red grass*
Humans: hold up

[SuperChicken]

Very interesting and informative. I appreciate the fact that we didn't have to watch a 25 minute history of the Voyager Program before they got to the point. Thanks!

[PaintToSample]

Imagine in 10 years, voyager is sent back by a mysterious source with an Uno Reverse card taped to it.