When will the New Horizons spacecraft overtake Voyager 1 as the most distant human-created object in space?

Robert T. Bluth, Monterey, California

By Astronomy Staff | Published: September 22, 2008 | Last updated on May 18, 2023

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New Horizons will never pass Voyager 1.

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