inari@piefed.zip to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 months agoVoyager 1 is still transmitting from beyond the heliosphere on 22 watts — less power than the bulb in your hallway — and the engineers who built it in the 1970s never expected we'd still be listening spacedaily.comexternal-linkmessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down10
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkVoyager 1 is still transmitting from beyond the heliosphere on 22 watts — less power than the bulb in your hallway — and the engineers who built it in the 1970s never expected we'd still be listening spacedaily.cominari@piefed.zip to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square31linkfedilink
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoYou mean the planets just sat there for 175 years? Wow, I really learned something new today.
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·2 months agoWindows to use all the gas giants for gravity slingshots in quick succession only occur every 175 years. Is that better?
You mean the planets just sat there for 175 years? Wow, I really learned something new today.
Windows to use all the gas giants for gravity slingshots in quick succession only occur every 175 years. Is that better?
Yes