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Its a pity it does'nt have better or more updated analysis equipment on board seeing as it is still transmitting data. The IR and UV spectrometer's were powered off in 2010 as far as I know, just short of the goal and they would have given first hand info on the chemical composition of interstellar space. Still some data is better than none and its still a milestone all the same. | |
Wtb. Anyways, OT: Fantastic. The article, the spacecraft, the news, the physics, the revelations, NASA, existence itself... Just, fantastic. Thank heavens for the heavens. We're all pretty pro. And they say we should stop this stuff... Damn... Uh-uh, nuh-uh, should not happen. | |
No. Stop. Come back. | |
It's truly amazing that a probe launched back in 1975 (you know, back when we thought digital watches were pretty neat and desktop computers were science fiction) is still sending back meaningful data after all this time. Detroit still can't build a car that will last half that long even with regular maintenance. Way to go, NASA! | |
You'd think right but not quite. I think orbits are measured through the center of the planet so there is still the negligible distance of the planet and its atmosphere. However if you follow recent conventions pluto would lie outside our solar system under this system (what with it being no longer a planet - curse you astronomers!). It also eliminates any other non-planetary bodies that orbit beyond the final orbit. I think the best definition and the one their going with, is the area where the sun's gravitational pull is no longer the strongest gravitational force out there. | |
Or destroying everything in their path to find Voyager's creator. | |
Basically, this is where I'd put my Horcrux. Go Voyager!
No, the definition they're going with is when the sun's solar wind doesn't push strongly enough against the interstellar wind. It's called the heliosphere. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliosphere
Just saying, of all the species we know that have attained spaceflight, yes they are. | |
wait....is that hyperspace? | |
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Shit, man. That's a real possibility. We've already practiced it among ourselves. Take a look at what we did to the Indians, not to mention the holocaust and other tragedies throughout history.
If Earth turns into the galactic partyhouse, it would be much better than what could have happened (and probably better than what we deserve).