

But scientists don't believe it has truly entered interstellar space yet





The study will be published in Geophysical Research Letters


Last August, t

In December 2012, Voyager 1 reached what scientists call

NASA's Voyager 2 mission, which is also supposed 

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RE: Amazing and disappointing at the same time
By drycrust3 on 3/21/2013 3:57:05 PM , Rating: -1
I fear that we will sooner return to the stone age then progress into a space fairing species.

That is an interesting thought, it seems to be becoming more and more the possibility that in the event of some sort of technological catastrophe, and we had to do a technological roll back, then the more advanced we get, the further back we'd have to roll back to, because more and more there is less of the non-silicon dependent world left.
For example, say North Korea lets off Electro Magnetic Pulse Bombs all around the world, so that all our silicon based technology is dead, then we'd have to do a technology roll back. So, for example, most cars wouldn't start because the engine management unit would have died, and even if you managed to start it the alternator would have died, so you'd only be able to drive as far as the battery lets you, and even if that works, refilling the car with petrol ... well, sorry, the bowsers at the petrol station won't work.
How about shopping for groceries? Well, if you've got some cash (as in "notes"), then buying will be easier, but I can see some arguments developing over how good the check out clerk's addition is, but that leads us to cooking the food. More and more the ability to cook food over a fire without endangering your house is becoming scarce.

in the event of some sort of technological catastrophe




