To: Prophet in the wilderness
The closest second star (The Sun is a star =])is Proxima Centauri, 4.2 light years away.
To put that in perspective, the Voyager 1 probe is flying out at 38,600mph, if it were heading in the direction of Proxima (its not), it would take 73,000 years to get there.
11 posted on
10/11/2008 3:07:32 AM PDT by
Crazieman
(RIP USA. Killed by demonrats and RINOs like McLame. Welcome to the USSA)
To: Crazieman
" To put that in perspective, the Voyager 1 probe is flying out at 38,600mph, if it were heading in the direction of Proxima (its not), it would take 73,000 years to get there. "
Jeezz ... that's encouraging.... we are stuck on this Earth with liberals....
To: Crazieman
... the Voyager 1 probe is flying out at 38,600mph...Wouldn't it be more accurate to say the Voyager is coasting at that speed? It has no propulsion system,so speeds in excess of its' current speed would certainly be possible,nicht wahr?
16 posted on
10/11/2008 11:29:54 AM PDT by
oldsalt
(There's no such thing as a free lunch.)
To: Crazieman
Do any of the planets around it have a Stargate?
30 posted on
10/13/2008 7:36:03 AM PDT by
mad_as_he$$
(Nemo me impune lacessit)
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