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Posted: **Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:40 pm**

From the Boston Globe:

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.

Posted: **Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:45 pm**

Only supposed to have enough power to last until 2025-2030.

Posted: **Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:55 pm**

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...

Posted: **Mon Oct 08, 2012 2:02 pm**

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.