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How long does it take the data to reach us?
by junkbit 15y ago
How long does it take the data to reach us?
- patrickyeon 15y agoSpeed of light, baby! IIRC, on the order of 4 hours from Pluto. 16 hours (one-way) out to Voyager 1 where it is now.
- ralfd 15y agoWolfram Alpha excels in that type of questions: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=distance+pluto+%2F+lightspeed http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=distance+pluto+%2F+ligh... http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=distance+voyager+1+%2F+lightspeed http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=distance+voyager+1+%2F+... P.S. You are correct.
- mkr-hn 15y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light "astronomical units per day: 173" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_unit#Examples http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_unit#Examples "94 AU: Termination shock between Solar winds/Interstellar winds/Interstellar medium" I think astronomers would prefer data move back and forth faster, but they're used to waiting that long and more for things to happen.