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The Voyager 1 interstellar probe, part of NASA's Voyager program launched in 1977, will reach one light-day distance from Earth next week. This article puts the distance into perspective. "That span stretches about 16.1 billion miles in space. Set out on foot at a brisk 3 mph, and you'd need roughly 612,000 years to walk it." https://mashable.com/science/voyager-1-light-day-explained #voyager #space #science
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lots of flavors with the same taste #jerboa #interstellar #voyager #mastodon #raccoon #friendica ##fediverse
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In April, NASA turned off one of the few remaining functional instruments. They have been slowly disabling them since 1998, because of limited power/use at various ranges. Think about that for a moment… It launched almost 50 years ago, in 1977. And we are STILL able to communicate with it. Expectedly until 2036. And this with our technology knowledge at the time. Unless it collides with something or is retrieved, it will reach the Oort Cloud in about 300 years. It will take about 30k years to pass through it. All of this blows my mind. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager #Voyager #Space #NASA #Interstellar #Universe #Technology
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Saturn and 4 Icy Moons in Natural Color This approximate natural-color image shows Saturn, its rings, and four of its icy satellites. Three satellites (Tethys, Dione, and Rhea) are visible against the darkness of space, and another smaller satellite (Mimas) is visible against Saturn's cloud tops very near the left horizon and just below the rings. The dark shadows o... More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA00400 Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS #dione #voyager #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics
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