The Status of the Mission Voyager 1 Voyager 2 Distance from Earth 155.46627559 AU 129.18069234 AU Distance from Sun 14,378,651,064 mi 11,961,784,106 mi 154.68270284 AU 128.68252300 AU Velocity with respect to the Sun (estimated) 38,026.77 mph 34,390.98 mph • There are five of them. How many light days is the distance of Voyager 1 to […]

The Earth’s closest approach to the sun, known as perihelion, occurs in early January and is around 91 million miles (146 million km) away from the sun, or just shy of one astronomical unit. Aphelion is the distance between Earth and the sun at which it is at its farthest distant. It arrives in early […]

Science fiction writers have referred to our region of space as the “Goldilocks Zone” for the reason that it looks to be just suitable for life. As previously stated, the average distance between the Earth and the Sun is around 93 million miles (150 million kilometers). That’s equal to one AU. How long would it […]

As a result, the earth’s surface travels at a speed of 460 meters per second at the equator, which is around 1,000 miles per hour on average. How far does the Earth rotate in one second? As measured at the equator, the Earth is revolving on its axis at a speed of approximately 1,674.4 km/h […]

As a result, the Earth moves around 1.6 million miles (2.6 million kilometers) every day, or 66,627 miles per hour (107,226 kilometers per hour). What is 24 hours caused by Earth’s rotation? Earth spins on its axis once every 24 hours, bringing us all along with it as it turns. It is possible to see […]