The Voyager 1 which was launched and A Pale Blue Dot which had Carl Sagan speak about it in 1990, will reach 1 Light Day from Earth now.
The Voyager 1 which was launched and A Pale Blue Dot which had Carl Sagan speak about it in 1990, will reach 1 Light Day from Earth now.
The "pale blue dot" phrase really makes you think,...
After 36 years of high speed travel, Voyager is only a single light-day away!
That reality check completely shatters the fantasy of escaping to "Planet B" after we ruin Earth. Good luck surviving thousands of years in deep space if the freezers break down. In the meantime, we need to put massive effort into keeping our current planet pleasant for everyone staying behind.
There are a few utube vids from respected scientists who debunk the possibility of traveling to even the closest star, let alone finding a habitable planet.
We really do need to look after this one...
We do need to look after it, currently we are failing. There are photos of entire hillsides being turned into Solar Panel installations and other eyesores.
Well we need electricity from some other source than fossil fuels...