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On Thu, 3 Jul 2025 07:47:39 -0000 (UTC), Charles Packer
<mailbox@cpacker.org> wrote:

>On Thu, 3 Jul 2025 03:07:57 -0000 (UTC), John Savard wrote:
>
>> ...and I happened to bump into this news story about it:
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>> https://www.elcabildo.org/en/nasa-announces-voyager-1s-stunning-new-
>> discovery-at-the-outer-limits-of-our-solar-system-50137/
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>> which, naturally, caused me to "worry" that perhaps when we attempt to
>> send personnelled flights outside the Solar System...
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>> we'll have some of the astronauts develop glowing eyes and God-like
>> psychic powers, with naturally unfortunate results!
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>> ...instead of having to wait for the edge of the Galaxy for that.
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>> John Savard
>
>The phrase "wall of fire" occurs five times in that brief story. I=20
>hypothesize that we are are under the influence of a cosmic force that=20
>injects slogans into the public discourse. Originally it affected mainly
>journalism (hence this story), but has spread further, such as "One Big=20
>Beautiful Bill Act."

Well, there was (IIRC) an ancient theory that the "fixed sphere of
stars" was actually a fixed sphere with a black coating that was
peeling off in places, and that the "stars" were simply glimpses of
the Eternal Fire beyond.

Some of those articles were illustrated, with a quite impressive fire
next to the spacecraft. The reality, of course, is a bit different:
the high temps are a scientific measure, sharing with fire as we know
it only an energy level.

Is this the same probe that is being touted as having woken up and
sent a message after 20 years (IIRC) of silence? Or is that something
else?
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"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"