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Re:NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2 by superb_dev on Monday July 31, 2023 @12:55PM (#36945480)
For all the distance Voyager has covered, our Sun is still the brightest object in its view? That’s incredible
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Re:NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2 by BenjiWiebe on Monday July 31, 2023 @01:20PM (#36945862)
Approx one light-day out. The nearest star is 4.2 light-years out.

Doesn't even matter if voyager is heading towards it or not, it's still crazy far away. Voyager is still on our doorstep as far as interstellar distances go.

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Re:NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2 by Rebelgecko on Monday July 31, 2023 @02:42PM (#36947031)
The space between stars is truly immense. The sun is still 2,000 times closer to Voyager 2 than the next star
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