New Signs Voyager Is Nearing Interstellar Space 168
sighted writes "Yesterday, someone tweeting for the Voyager 2 spacecraft posted: 'Interesting. Compare my data 4 high-energy nucleons w V1's That increase is attracting attention!' Today, NASA says that scientists looking at this rapid rise draw closer to an inevitable but historic conclusion — that humanity's first emissary to interstellar space is on the edge of our solar system. Project scientist Ed Stone said, 'The latest data indicate that we are clearly in a new region where things are changing more quickly. It is very exciting. We are approaching the solar system's frontier.'"
When we get there... (Score:5, Funny)
... if we don't immediately find life I will consider the mission a failure, begin binge drinking and accept drinks from any random android.
Re:First Post! (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, I don't think you need an oath. It'll work itself out.
Holes in a blanket (Score:5, Funny)
A little part of me wants to see it hit a wall, just to keep us guessing.
And then ... (Score:5, Funny)
December 21, 2012 (Score:5, Funny)
It will pass the boundary on December 21st, 2012. The aliens will see it, and they will contact us. Then, everything changes.
I just can see what the South Park boys would say (Score:5, Funny)
V GER (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Don't get too excited (Score:4, Funny)
but where do the wires go?
Re:And then ... (Score:0, Funny)
Puleease! The signal we get from "Voyager" has been replaced by a fake transmitter a long time ago. ;)
Re:Holes in a blanket (Score:5, Funny)
TRUUMAAAAN!!
Re:Alien on board (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah that's just silly. The guys on the Voyager are too old and out of touch to have a twitter account.
Re:Don't get too excited (Score:5, Funny)
The wires connect to this giant turtle...
Re:hello? (Score:5, Funny)
By gorgeous space amazons hunting the Galaxy for men to kidnap to do the job of a man (changing the light bulbs, rearranging the furniture, carrying the groceries....wait, did you expect something different)!
Re:hello? (Score:4, Funny)
I am really hoping that once Voyager gets outside the local sun's bubble, it picks up a dial tone.
After all, what makes more sense than modulating the background, and talking only to species smart enough to pick it up, by getting outside their local bubble?
My guess is most species would have been a little slower to send a probe out that far, and grown up a bit more in the meantime.
But maybe.
Great, we'll be the AOL newbies of the galactic net.
Re:December 21, 2012 (Score:5, Funny)
What I want to know is what would have happened if he'd pulled out a Dildo.
Re:December 21, 2012 (Score:5, Funny)
Lighten up, Francis.
Re:When we get there... (Score:5, Funny)
widen your horizons... you can accept random drinks from iphones, windows phones and blackberries too :p
Again? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Kelvans at it again apparently (Score:5, Funny)
Not that I'd expect a fan of that soft-scifi trash to know the difference...
I love sci-fi snobs, almost as entertaining as music snobs. Were you into sci-fi before it was cool?
Re:Kelvans at it again apparently (Score:5, Funny)
A: It's a really obscure number, you've probably never heard of it...
Re:Kelvans at it again apparently (Score:5, Funny)
fun .
Q: why did the hipster burn his tongue?
A: because he drank his tea before it was cool