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Voyager 1 is still transmitting from beyond the heliosphere on 22 watts — less power than the bulb in your hallway — and the engineers who built it in the 1970s never expected we'd still be listening (spacedaily.com)
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[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 8 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Windows to use all the gas giants for gravity slingshots in quick succession only occur every 175 years. Is that better?