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Voyager 1 enters new region of solar system, on verge of crossing over to interstellar space
AP via Washington Post ^
| December 3, 2012
| Associated Press
Posted on 12/03/2012 5:31:45 PM PST by John W
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To: John W
I wonder if the signal will be able to make it through once it makes it out of this field area
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posted on
12/03/2012 7:14:29 PM PST
by
reed13k
(For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)
To: cripplecreek
It is strange to think about that tiny little man-made object just trucking along so far out there in near nothingness. How many centuries will it keep on drifting through space before it encounters another object of any kind.
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posted on
12/03/2012 7:14:29 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(Who is John Galt?)
To: TigersEye
61,000 kph.
New Horizons had potential for greater speed but is traveling at around 54,000 kph which is fine for getting a better look at Pluto on its way out.
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posted on
12/03/2012 7:19:30 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: cripplecreek
It will be a verrry long time before any of them come close to any known celestial objects. I suppose there might be some stray rocks out there not tethered to any gravitational field but the chances those vehicles hit one must be (ahem) astronomically small.
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posted on
12/03/2012 7:29:01 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(Who is John Galt?)
To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
Vger
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posted on
12/03/2012 7:33:44 PM PST
by
jaz.357
(Welcome to hell. Here's your accordion.)
To: cripplecreek
Roughly calculated, the probe is going ~120x the speed of a pistol bullet.
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posted on
12/03/2012 7:34:40 PM PST
by
sauron
("Truth is hate to those who hate Truth" --unknown)
To: TigersEye
Even in the relatively dense asteroid belt the average distance between roids is around 1 million miles. The craft won't reach the theoretical Ort cloud for thousands of years.
I believe the caft is a bit inside the inner orbit of Sedna.
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posted on
12/03/2012 7:35:16 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: sauron
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posted on
12/03/2012 7:36:29 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: cripplecreek
“Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone”
So that’s what Reggie Dwight is singing?
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posted on
12/03/2012 7:37:30 PM PST
by
Cyman
To: cripplecreek
Wow! Amazing. I thought the Oort cloud was part of the solar system? I had no idea the Oort cloud was that far out.
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posted on
12/03/2012 7:43:48 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(Who is John Galt?)
To: KevinDavis; annie laurie; Knitting A Conundrum; Viking2002; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Mmogamer; ...
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posted on
12/03/2012 8:03:34 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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To: Blood of Tyrants; cripplecreek
No, 40 years and we finally know the words to the song Rocket Man.
Traveling away from the Earth at the speed of light, the Aliens intercepted the signal and finally figured it out.
Then they sent a Tweet to Cripplecreek and we all know now!
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posted on
12/03/2012 8:03:54 PM PST
by
Kickass Conservative
(As they say in China, erections have consequences...)
To: jaz.357
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posted on
12/03/2012 8:59:24 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: yarddog
Here's a circa-Ms.-India Persis:
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posted on
12/03/2012 9:33:46 PM PST
by
Little Pig
(Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
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