National Geographic's Journey to the Edge of the Universe.

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Currently watching this show.

Fun fact(s): Voyager 1 (launched in 1977) was originally sent out there to take pictures of Jupiter and Saturn but has exceeded NASA's expectations and is now hovering on the edge of our solar system. It still communicates with Earth, takes 13 hours for us to send it a signal and vice versa. As of March 2010, Voyager 1 was at a distance of 16.9 billion kilometers from the Sun and is currently moving at the rate of 17 kms/sec - it will enter interstellar space within the next 5 or so years. Included in the spacecraft is one of the two Voyager Golden Records. This phonograph record contains sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth. It is intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form, or for future humans, that may find it.

This Voyager 1 is 33 years old and the processor on my cell phone probably has more than 10 times the computing power than the microchip on that spacecraft.

Now compare this to life's everyday drama.