Post #4001627
2026-07-22 01:55 UTC
@Nead@social.vivaldi.net "A radio signal takes about 22 ½ hours to reach Voyager 1, which is over 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth, and another 22 ½ hours for a signal to come back to Earth."
This story from 2024 was particularly interesting.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-voyager-1-resumes-sending-engineering-updates-to-earth/
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@Nead@social.vivaldi.net 2026-07-22 02:22
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online That's insane! Faster than I would have expected. Amazing tech that allows for nearly 50 years of communication.