Voyager 2:
As of September 2003, Voyager 2 was about 10,657,000,000 km (6,622,000,000 miles) from our
Sun.
Even at speeds of more than 56,000 kph (35,000 mph), it will take nearly 20,000 years for the Voyagers to reach the middle of the comet swarm and possibly twice this long for them to pass the outer boundaries of cometary space. By this time, they will have traveled a distance of two light-years, equivalent to half of the distance to Proxima Centauri, the nearest star.
Visit the Voyager 2 Website
Both Voyager spacecraft carry a greeting to any form of life. The message is on a 12-inch gold-plated copper disk (right) containing sounds and images that portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth.
