On the 35th anniversary of its launch, the Voyager 1 spacecraft is close to becoming the first man-made object to escape our solar system. The spacecraft--run by a 1977 computer 100,000 times less powerful than an Ipod Nano--is currently 11.3 billion miles away.
Pretty cool stuff.
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Only supposed to have enough power to last until 2025-2030.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Only supposed to have enough power to last until 2025-2030.
Doesn't matter, it's still awesome.
Besides, for all we know some alien race powered it up and sent it on it's way to help us out a bit.
Or the Borg are on their way...
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
I can't imagine any alien race that knows better wanting to get a closer look at the hell-hole we call Earth, mainly due to the dickish, xenophobic dominant species.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."