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Flash VGR in Morse code on November 17 to salute the veteran probe – just don't expect it to see you

Voyager 1 will become the first human-made object to reach one light-day from Earth next week, and NASA wants us to mark the occasion by flashing our lights at the sky.

The spacecraft, which suffered a communications hiccup last month, is traveling at approximately 38,000 mph (61,000 kph) and will mark the 50th anniversary of its launch next year. Before then, it has another distance record to set.

"Light-day" is a bit snappier than 16,094,799,096 miles (25,902,068,356 kilometers).…