Voyager 1 spacecraft nears interstellar space

[PandamoniumReigns]

bump. Keeping this thread alive until the Enterprise meets up with V'Ger (Voyager)

[Georgia Peach]

My mind can't register 11 billion miles. That's insanely far.

Sometimes it's comforting to know we are so small in the universe. Makes problems seem less significant.

[utvolpj]

getting closer

More evidence that Voyager has exited the solar system | SciGuy | a Chron.com blog

[WallyBalls]

More than 16 hours just to get a signal from the damn thing.


Amazing.

[beachbums624]

Originally Posted by Thrasher865

Yes, and science still hasn't disproven the flying spaghetti monster or aliens as our creators, so I give each of them equally slim possibilities of being accurate. The point is there are mounds more evidence to support natural selection than intelligent design.

In fact, to my knowledge, there is zero evidence to support intelligent design. The only arguments for intelligent design are that you cannot prove anything else. But, you can come a hell of a lot closer than proving ID.

Well said Thrasher .

[hmanvolfan]

Originally Posted by utvolpj

I think I'm more impressed with the fact that it is still transmitting after all that time

Why can't we have batteries around here like that for cars, flashlights, laptops etc etc etc......

[WallyBalls]

Originally Posted by hmanvolfan

Why can't we have batteries around here like that for cars, flashlights, laptops etc etc etc......

What they run on is a little, er, cost prohibitive.

Not to mention some environmental issues haha.

[hmanvolfan]

Originally Posted by WallyBalls

What they run on is a little, er, cost prohibitive.

Not to mention some environmental issues haha.

Weak excuses. Our technology should be able to address those concerns.