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Far from home. Voyager 1 is now farther than anything man has sent into space November 15, 20265:41 PM ET

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Ava Pukatch

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NASA's Voyager 1 has traveled farther than anything else that humans have launched into space. On Wednesday, it's set to reach a new milestone: reaching a distance that is one-light day away from Earth.

NASA is celebrating the occasion with the "Shine Bright for Voyager's Light-Day." Calling it a symbolic celebration, NASA is asking the public on Tuesday night to send Voyager's call sign V-G-R into the sky in morse code. Use a flashlight, phone light or anything that can blink a sequence.