mankinds greatest achievment.

badcompany · 15 Jun 2012 at 18:37

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2159359/Humanity-escapes-solar-Voyager-1-signals-reached-edge-interstellar-space.html

Humanity escapes the solar system: Voyager 1 signals that it has reached the edge of interstellar space - 11billion miles away

Thats pretty impressive stuff and makes you proud to be human, but what happens now does it go on to infinity? What general direction is it headed is it aimed for any particular direction?

Nate--IRL-- · 15 Jun 2012 at 18:49

badcompany said:
Thats pretty impressive stuff and makes you proud to be human, but what happens now does it go on to infinity? What general direction is it headed is it aimed for any particular direction?

The Klingons use it for target practice.

Nate

Horse Pop · 15 Jun 2012 at 18:51

I thought this thread was going to be about whisky

neil3k · 15 Jun 2012 at 18:53

badcompany said:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2159359/Humanity-escapes-solar-Voyager-1-signals-reached-edge-interstellar-space.html

Thats pretty impressive stuff and makes you proud to be human, but what happens now does it go on to infinity? What general direction is it headed is it aimed for any particular direction?

Pretty much and as there is no friction etc in space it will just keep going unless its gets caught by a passing objects gravitational pull.

King Damager · 15 Jun 2012 at 18:54

I thought this was going to be a Question thread.... Guess for once, the lack of a ? makes sense...

Also
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18458478

DM makes me cringe....

kd

RomanNose · 15 Jun 2012 at 18:57

So no alien nymphs found yet? I am disappointed.

Sefirosu · 15 Jun 2012 at 18:59

Gerard · 15 Jun 2012 at 19:07

Nate--IRL-- said:
The Klingons use it for target practice.

Nate

Actually looks better than the original.

mattyg · 15 Jun 2012 at 19:09

It'll come back round and hit the other side of the earth, And we'll have to rethink the universe after finding out its round

Curio · 15 Jun 2012 at 19:10

Amazing. Also puts the vastness of the universe into perspective - that thing was launched when I was 3 years old, it's traveling at 10km/s, and has only just reached the edge of our solar system. If you were to look at a picture of our galaxy, you wouldn't even be able to resolve that distance. Then zoom out and see where our galaxy sits amongst all the others, itself insignificant. Just wow....and stuff.

steve-h · 15 Jun 2012 at 19:39

OP, your sig, liberty = tyranny?

lib·er·ty/ˈlibərtē/
Noun:
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life.

tyr·an·ny/ˈtirənē/
Noun:
Cruel and oppressive government or rule.