Voyager 1 Sends Messages from the Edge

dalmozian writes "NASA's Latest News about the Voyager 1 is being run on Sci-Tech. The Voyager has passed into the border region at the edge of the solar system and now is sending back information about this never-before-explored area, say scientists at the University of Maryland. From the article: 'Voyager 1 and its twin spacecraft Voyager 2 are now part of a NASA Interstellar Mission to explore the outermost edge of the sun's domain and beyond. Both Voyagers are capable of returning scientific data from a full range of instruments, with adequate electrical power and attitude control propellant to keep operating until 2020.'" The proof of crossing the termination shock was covered earlier this year but now we can see the actual data.

Comments

Re:Too bad they're going to stop listening

[drsquare]

Well, that's just tough. We don't live in an artificial communist age, peoplec an earn what they earn, you can't just come in and take it because you think they have enough already. Seems like you're just bitter so you want to confiscate it and spend it on giant space toys.

Before we accept your question, you have to show that the research "doesn't actually matter".

No, you have to show that it matters before you disrupt the capitalistic process.

Re:Why are they cancelling funding...?

[jonwil]

Maybe if america stopped getting involved in conflicts and wars that are none of their business.

They got involved in a civil war in Korea that was really none of their business.

Then they got involved again in a civil war in vietnam that was also none of their business.

Same thing with iraq.
There was no actual evidence at the time when the war started that Saddam or iraq presented any threat to america or its allies (although there were a few people who wanted to make it look like there was to justify a war a lot of people didnt want)