> No, not "About to". It's this time "next year".

48 years in space and a light-day from Earth? I think it qualifies for "about to" :)

(At this point 1 year is ~2% of total time in space)

sure - but this time next year is obv more relevant

Christmas also starts earlier every year.

I guess ScienceClock wanted a "first!".

I've been reading such posts for years. Every few months, "Voyager 1 is the most distant man-made object ever!" or "Voyager 1 about to leave the Solar System!"

Well duh!