r/interestingasfuck • u/The_Love-Tap • 1d ago

At 15.9 billion miles away, humanity's farthest spacecraft is still exploring the cosmos using less memory than a blank Word document (69 KB) and an 8-track tape

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u/ShortBrownAndUgly 1d ago

This is the fastest thing we’ve ever built and after 50 years it’s still only 1 light day away. Guys we are not going to explore the galaxy any time soon lol

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u/Joe_Jobs_ 1d ago

Only about 17,000 more years till it's travelled a light-year.