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Budget-Ferret2662 on May 11, 2026 7:44 pm Source: NASA JPL Horizons System [https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons/](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons/) Voyager 1 (NAIF ID: -31) 170.5 AU from Sun Voyager 2 (NAIF ID: -32) 142.8 AU from Sun Positions extracted as Cartesian vectors relative to the Sun for May 11, 2026. Tool: Python Libraries: astroquery, matplotlib, numpy, scipy (CubicSpline for trajectories) Visualization is built from scratch: Heliocentric orbital plot with real gravity assist waypoints and asymmetric heliopause model Full methodology and post: [https://www.thescientificdrop.com/2026/05/where-is-voyager-1-now-i-plotted-it.html](https://www.thescientificdrop.com/2026/05/where-is-voyager-1-now-i-plotted-it.html)
patrdesch on May 11, 2026 7:50 pm You couldn’t think of any better place to put the call-out for V1 than… *Directly over the position of V2?*
EnricoLUccellatore on May 11, 2026 7:53 pm did they really send both of them out in the same direction?
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Source: NASA JPL Horizons System
[https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons/](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons/)
Voyager 1 (NAIF ID: -31) 170.5 AU from Sun
Voyager 2 (NAIF ID: -32) 142.8 AU from Sun
Positions extracted as Cartesian vectors
relative to the Sun for May 11, 2026.
Tool: Python
Libraries: astroquery, matplotlib, numpy, scipy (CubicSpline for trajectories)
Visualization is built from scratch:
Heliocentric orbital plot with real gravity assist waypoints and asymmetric heliopause model
Full methodology and post: [https://www.thescientificdrop.com/2026/05/where-is-voyager-1-now-i-plotted-it.html](https://www.thescientificdrop.com/2026/05/where-is-voyager-1-now-i-plotted-it.html)
You couldn’t think of any better place to put the call-out for V1 than… *Directly over the position of V2?*
did they really send both of them out in the same direction?