@Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoNASA uses laser to send video of a cat named Taters over 19 million mileswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1547arrow-down110
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minus-square@SirHery@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish31•1 year agoWell realtime is just not true. But cool technology nonetheless.
minus-square@paholg@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish20•1 year agoIt’s really not at these scales. Earth and Mars go from roughly 4 light minutes apart to over 20. At the best case, saying something and then waiting 8 minutes for a response is hardly what I’d call “real time”.
minus-squareRoscolinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoIt’s the fastest speed information can go through space, as far as we know. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of space. And a mean a LOT.
Well realtime is just not true. But cool technology nonetheless.
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It’s really not at these scales. Earth and Mars go from roughly 4 light minutes apart to over 20.
At the best case, saying something and then waiting 8 minutes for a response is hardly what I’d call “real time”.
It’s the fastest speed information can go through space, as far as we know. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of space. And a mean a LOT.