The Voyager I and II spacecraft visited the jovian planets in the 1980s.When will they reach the distance of the nearest stars?
A)in our lifetime
B)in our children's lifetime
C)in our grandchildren's lifetime
D)about a hundred thousand years from now
E)about a million years from now

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Voyager spacecraft are currently traveling at a speed of about 35,000 miles per hour (56,000 kilometers per hour) and are about 13.8 billion miles (22.1 billion kilometers) away from Earth. At this rate, it would take about 100,000 years for them to reach the distance of the nearest stars. Therefore, option D is the correct answer.

The Voyager I and II Spacecraft Visited the Jovian Planets