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[SM]

Never ceases to amaze me how unbelievably vast space is.  When you think Pluto is about 40 AU, then you have Kuiper Belts, Heliopauses, and then maybe one day in the distant future you might reach the Oort Cloud and finally leave the Solar System.

[KirklandSignature]

Never ceases to amaze me how unbelievably vast space is.  When you think Pluto is about 40 AU, then you have Kuiper Belts, Heliopauses, and then maybe one day in the distant future you might reach the Oort Cloud and finally leave the Solar System.

What's the general consensus of when humans could possibily venture out of the solar system? I mean in the span of 100 years we've only been able to get off the planet and go to the moon. Surely another 100 years should mean we could be have a Mars colony and add another 100 years I'd say we would have a outpost on the edges of our solar system.

[Xenomorphine]

Never ceases to amaze me how unbelievably vast space is.  When you think Pluto is about 40 AU, then you have Kuiper Belts, Heliopauses, and then maybe one day in the distant future you might reach the Oort Cloud and finally leave the Solar System.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T1LO6nOUdw#ws

[𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯]

Never ceases to amaze me how unbelievably vast space is.  When you think Pluto is about 40 AU, then you have Kuiper Belts, Heliopauses, and then maybe one day in the distant future you might reach the Oort Cloud and finally leave the Solar System.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T1LO6nOUdw#ws

Wow, it really puts things in perspective doesn't it?

What's the general consensus of when humans could possibily venture out of the solar system? I mean in the span of 100 years we've only been able to get off the planet and go to the moon. Surely another 100 years should mean we could be have a Mars colony and add another 100 years I'd say we would have a outpost on the edges of our solar system.

Took us more like 200 000 years to get to the moon! 

As the Voyager 1 demonstrates, it's possible to leave (or at least reach the edge of) the solar system if you've got about 35 years to spare but where do you go from there? It's still a very long hike to the next star.

The Mars One project aims to establish a permanent colony on Mars by the year 2023 (ten years from now). It's privately funded and aims to raise most of the cash required through corporate sponsorship and "reality TV". Many experts including NASA consider it to be a pipe dream though.

[Xenomorphine]

Just about the only reality TV show I'd genuinely look forward to watching!

[SM]

Nah - Real Housewives of Olympus Mons.

As the Voyager 1 demonstrates, it's possible to leave (or at least reach the edge of) the solar system if you've got about 35 years to spare but where do you go from there? It's still a very long hike to the next star.

It's a good 20000+ years to clear the Oort Cloud, never mind 35.

[Effectz]

On the subject of the universe and how awesomely mind-boggling it is,do any of you guys like Brian Cox?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkjuIoCorTE

[Vertigo]

On the subject of the universe and how awesomely mind-boggling it is,do any of you guys like Brian Cox?

Actor? Hell yes. Professor? Not really, I find him very irritating.

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As the Voyager 1 demonstrates, it's possible to leave (or at least reach the edge of) the solar system if you've got about 35 years to spare but where do you go from there? It's still a very long hike to the next star.

It's a good 20000+ years to clear the Oort Cloud, never mind 35.

Depends on how you define the the edge of the solar system - is it the Heliopause or the Oort cloud? The Oort cloud is still loosely influenced by the Sun's gravity but it's already deep in interstellar space.

Even NASA is not always sure what to say in their press releases:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/voyager-1-leaving-solar-system/

We can at least be certain that it has left the inner Solar system.

[Predaker]

As the Voyager 1 demonstrates, it's possible to leave (or at least reach the edge of) the solar system if you've got about 35 years to spare but where do you go from there? It's still a very long hike to the next star.

It's a good 20000+ years to clear the Oort Cloud, never mind 35.

Depends on how you define the the edge of the solar system - is it the Heliopause or the Oort cloud? The Oort cloud is still loosely influenced by the Sun's gravity but it's already deep in interstellar space.

Even NASA is not always sure what to say in their press releases:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/voyager-1-leaving-solar-system/

We can at least be certain that it has left the inner Solar system.

Honestly we don't know much about the edge of our solar system currently. Voyager 1 has been making ground breaking discoveries recently, it would seem. I can't wait to learn more.

[Aspie]

http://news.yahoo.com/atheists-unveil-fla-monument-near-ten-commandments-195201537.html


YES. TEXAS NEEDS ONE.

[ShadowPred]

LMAO

[TheMonolith]

That right there is some good news.

[Cvalda]

YES. TEXAS NEEDS ONE.

The state government would drop bombs on it.

[Aspie]

YES. TEXAS NEEDS ONE.

The state government would drop bombs on it.

...yeah. They really would.