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[–] 20 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Hmm, what is the escape velocity of our solar system? Are the Voyagers going to fall back toward us some day?

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Depends in where you think the edge of the solar system is. If you think the edge of the solar system is where the Sun no longer has any gravitational pull, and another star's gravity takes over, then its going to take the voyagers another 40,000 years to escape our solar system.

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