Free space pathloss for rf signals is proportional to 1/r^2, absolutely bonkers we can get anything from voyager.
freedomben•11m ago
And with 50 year old tech! I do wonder if humanity will get to a point where we can retrieve the spacecraft at some point in the future (cue Star Trek fantasies)
bonzini•4m ago
Technically, the receivers need not use 50 years old tech. I am saying that not to be annoying but because I wonder how much that matters.
soniman•8m ago
So it is traveling 1/18250 the speed of light. That is pretty fast.
zomtorg•3m ago
And the closest known galaxy to the Milky Way, Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, is just 25,000 light-years away - it's almost incomprehensible how fast the universe is!
polalavik•23m ago
freedomben•11m ago
bonzini•4m ago