alt Hacker NewsIf Voyager could stay operational and keep its speed of ~61,000 km/hr, it would reach the nearest star (Proxima Centauri) in about 72,000 years.
My mind understands the numbers, but can't grasp them.
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generic92034 • yesterday at 5:55 PM
No, it would no reach that star. It is not aimed at it but at the constellation Ophiuchus.
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For reference, the oldest cave drawings we know of were made by neanderthals around ~70,000 years ago [0].
[0] https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2018/02/neanderthals-art....