Re: Voyager 1 Has Reached the Heliopause

On Thu, 3 Jul 2025 07:47:39 -0000 (UTC), Charles Packer
<mailbox@cpacker.org> wrote:

On Thu, 3 Jul 2025 03:07:57 -0000 (UTC), John Savard wrote:
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...and I happened to bump into this news story about it:
 
https://www.elcabildo.org/en/nasa-announces-voyager-1s-stunning-new-
discovery-at-the-outer-limits-of-our-solar-system-50137/
 
which, naturally, caused me to "worry" that perhaps when we attempt to
send personnelled flights outside the Solar System...
 
we'll have some of the astronauts develop glowing eyes and God-like
psychic powers, with naturally unfortunate results!
 
...instead of having to wait for the edge of the Galaxy for that.
 
John Savard

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The phrase "wall of fire" occurs five times in that brief story. I
hypothesize that we are are under the influence of a cosmic force that
injects slogans into the public discourse. Originally it affected mainly
journalism (hence this story), but has spread further, such as "One Big
Beautiful Bill Act."

Well, there was (IIRC) an ancient theory that the "fixed sphere of
stars" was actually a fixed sphere with a black coating that was
peeling off in places, and that the "stars" were simply glimpses of
the Eternal Fire beyond.

Some of those articles were illustrated, with a quite impressive fire
next to the spacecraft. The reality, of course, is a bit different:
the high temps are a scientific measure, sharing with fire as we know
it only an energy level.

Is this the same probe that is being touted as having woken up and
sent a message after 20 years (IIRC) of silence? Or is that something
else?
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"