▲ 879 ▼ Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe (www.bbc.co.uk) submitted 3 years ago by Pips@lemmy.film to c/world@lemmy.world 62 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] IdealShrew@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) sure, that could happen, although extremely unlikely. but never say never I guess! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Puppy@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) Given an infinite amount of time, I would say the chance are not just likely, but certainly 100% chance of happening permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Not neccasarily. You have to remember that space is expanding. That means that eventually the probes would undergo the big rip where they are torn apart. Prior to that however, they would be so far from anything that it would be impossible for them to interact with anything. permalink fedilink source parent [–] arefx@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Definitely, it will happen at some point. Probably not for an unfathomably long amount of time, however. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] victron@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) Maybe a fucking black hole will suck it even. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sylver@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) It would have to be on a direct collision course, which would still lead to those stats that would be represented in scientific notation due to how unlikely it is to occur. They will float until we intercept them in a thousand years, or their atoms begin to decompose permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arefx@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago Bold of you to assume we'll be around in 1,000 years permalink fedilink source parent [–] d4rknusw1ld@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Hey you leave my mom out of this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Puppy@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) Given an infinite amount of time, I would say the chance are not just likely, but certainly 100% chance of happening permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Not neccasarily. You have to remember that space is expanding. That means that eventually the probes would undergo the big rip where they are torn apart. Prior to that however, they would be so far from anything that it would be impossible for them to interact with anything. permalink fedilink source parent [–] arefx@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Definitely, it will happen at some point. Probably not for an unfathomably long amount of time, however. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] victron@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) Maybe a fucking black hole will suck it even. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sylver@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) It would have to be on a direct collision course, which would still lead to those stats that would be represented in scientific notation due to how unlikely it is to occur. They will float until we intercept them in a thousand years, or their atoms begin to decompose permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arefx@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago Bold of you to assume we'll be around in 1,000 years permalink fedilink source parent [–] d4rknusw1ld@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Hey you leave my mom out of this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Not neccasarily. You have to remember that space is expanding. That means that eventually the probes would undergo the big rip where they are torn apart. Prior to that however, they would be so far from anything that it would be impossible for them to interact with anything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arefx@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Definitely, it will happen at some point. Probably not for an unfathomably long amount of time, however. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] victron@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) Maybe a fucking black hole will suck it even. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sylver@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) It would have to be on a direct collision course, which would still lead to those stats that would be represented in scientific notation due to how unlikely it is to occur. They will float until we intercept them in a thousand years, or their atoms begin to decompose permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arefx@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago Bold of you to assume we'll be around in 1,000 years permalink fedilink source parent [–] d4rknusw1ld@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Hey you leave my mom out of this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] victron@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) Maybe a fucking black hole will suck it even. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sylver@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) It would have to be on a direct collision course, which would still lead to those stats that would be represented in scientific notation due to how unlikely it is to occur. They will float until we intercept them in a thousand years, or their atoms begin to decompose permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arefx@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago Bold of you to assume we'll be around in 1,000 years permalink fedilink source parent [–] d4rknusw1ld@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Hey you leave my mom out of this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sylver@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) It would have to be on a direct collision course, which would still lead to those stats that would be represented in scientific notation due to how unlikely it is to occur. They will float until we intercept them in a thousand years, or their atoms begin to decompose permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arefx@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago Bold of you to assume we'll be around in 1,000 years permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arefx@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago Bold of you to assume we'll be around in 1,000 years permalink fedilink source parent
[–] d4rknusw1ld@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Hey you leave my mom out of this. permalink fedilink source parent