The Parker Solar Probe’s new top speed could get you from NYC to LA in just 20 seconds. It’s not done yet.

  • dave@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    PSP is travelling at 394,736mph. Voyager 1 is about 15 billion miles away and travelling at about 35,000mph.

    Time taken to catch up t is roughly 394736t = 15000000000 +35000t or about 4.75 years.

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      1 year ago

      Thanks for the math! Here’s hoping we can fling the records of our civilisation far enough out for another civilisation to learn about our demise. And not, like, just accidentally flinging it into a burning star or space imperialist Klingons or something. Even though that would be poetically appropriate too.