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by junkbit 5482 days ago
How long does it take the data to reach us?
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patrickyeon 5482 days ago
Speed of light, baby! IIRC, on the order of 4 hours from Pluto. 16 hours (one-way) out to Voyager 1 where it is now.
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ralfd 5482 days ago
Wolfram Alpha excels in that type of questions:

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=distance+pluto+%2F+ligh...

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=distance+voyager+1+%2F+...

P.S. You are correct.

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mkr-hn 5482 days ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light

"astronomical units per day: 173"

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.

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