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The Voyager spacecraft is leaving the solar system with a speed of 35,000 mph since a light year is 5,878,630,000,000 miles Voyager would take 19,000 years to cover a light year so and 500 light years would take 9,600,000 years. (plus a few years to decelerate on arrival.) 500 light years is the distance of what science is saying is an earth-like planet.
Now keep these numbers in mind when the discussion of man's ability to move in our solar system and universe. It isn't Star Trek, Star Wars or even Flash Gordon. Sorry to disappoint some but The Millennium Falcon could not out run my pick up truck in reality. Only The Way Back Machine can get us there.
Now keep these numbers in mind when the discussion of man's ability to move in our solar system and universe. It isn't Star Trek, Star Wars or even Flash Gordon. Sorry to disappoint some but The Millennium Falcon could not out run my pick up truck in reality. Only The Way Back Machine can get us there.