Voyager 1 spacecraft nears interstellar space

[utvolpj]

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/06/18/nasa-voyager-1-spacecraft-nears-interstellar-space/http://www.space.com/11973-nasa-voyager-spacecraft-leaving-solar-system-2012.html

Just thought this was worth highlighting. Man launched a spacecraft in 1977 that is still going and about to leave the protection of our solar system. It is currently 11.1 billion miles away and still transmitting back to Earth

if you've seen the Pale Blue Dot pic it makes you realize how truly insignificant we are in the universe

 

[Orangesmokey]

That is crazy!! 11.1 BILLION miles away.

 

[GreveHaller]

Just thought this was worth highlighting. Man launched a spacecraft in 1977 that is still going and about to leave the protection of our solar system. It is currently 11.1 billion miles away and still transmitting back to Earth


if you've seen the Pale Blue Dot pic it makes you realize how truly insignificant we are in the universe

of course man launched it. If woman would have launched it the thing would have stopped to ask directions at least twice

 

[Jackcrevol]

of course man launched it. If woman would have launched it the thing would have stopped to ask directions at least twice

mine takes three bags of crap with her for a one day excursion. imagine if you were on an 11.1 million mile trip? is there enough luggage made for that?

 

[PandamoniumReigns]

Thats quite impressive. Doesn't Voyager (or V'ger) meet up with the Starship Enterprise in a few hundred years?

 

[BenGrimm]

Thats quite impressive. Doesn't Voyager (or V'ger) meet up with the Starship Enterprise in a few hundred years?

Beat me to it.

 

[BenGrimm]

if you've seen the Pale Blue Dot pic it makes you realize how truly insignificant we are in the universe

Don't tell the bible thumpers. Earth is exceptional in Gods universe.

We aren't even the equivalent of grains of sand in the Sahara.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcBV-cXVWFw[/youtube]

 

[tri_vol]

Don't tell the bible thumpers. Earth is exceptional in Gods universe.

We aren't even the equivalent of grains of sand in the Sahara.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcBV-cXVWFw[/youtube]

Actually Bible says man is like the dust on a pair of scales. pretty well highlighting mans insignificance in relation to the rest of the universe.

 

[utvolpj]

That is crazy!! 11.1 BILLION miles away.

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

 

[PandamoniumReigns]

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

and still transmitting useful information at that.

 

[Orangesmokey]

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

Truth!!

 

[slh1089]

Don't tell the bible thumpers. Earth is exceptional in Gods universe.

We aren't even the equivalent of grains of sand in the Sahara.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcBV-cXVWFw[/youtube]

Why must you try and start a debate/argument...?

 

[BearCat204]

When did it pass uranus?

 

[utvolpj]

When did it pass uranus?

1986 but the smell still lingers

 

[volinbham]

When did it pass uranus?

was it searching for Kling-ons?

 

[vols_fan_68]

was it searching for Kling-ons?

ewww

 

[slh1089]

When did it pass uranus?

It was a couple decades ago, but there is still some serious damage from the Great hemroid storm of '86.

 

[BearCat204]

lol

 

[BenGrimm]

Why must you try and start a debate/argument...?

Honestly, I thought about it later and regretted posting that. Sorry if I offended anyone.

 

[Rocky_Top_Vol13]

of course man launched it. If woman would have launched it the thing would have stopped to ask directions at least twice

:lolabove:

 

[MG1968]

Thats quite impressive. Doesn't Voyager (or V'ger) meet up with the Starship Enterprise in a few hundred years?

it comes across the Borg machineworld first

 

[NEO]

Honestly, I thought about it later and regretted posting that. Sorry if I offended anyone.

Didn't offend but mathematically the larger the universe is the lower the probability of evolution gets.

Just a simple statistic.

 

[rjd970]

Didn't offend but mathematically the larger the universe is the lower the probability of evolution gets.

Just a simple statistic.

Wrong.

If you want to hear why you have no idea what you are talking about start a thread in the politics forum, I'm not derailing this really cool thread.

 

[NEO]

Wrong.

If you want to hear why you have no idea what you are talking about start a thread in the politics forum, I'm not derailing this really cool thread.

True and I am not derailing a cool star trek thread about dingleberries just replied to a poster.

 

[govols/cc]

I'm interested as to why the larger the universe the less likely evolution took place. I mean evolution is a known fact. It may be happening somewhere else in the universe as well.