The current definition of interstellar space seems to be too liberal to me. It's only a bit more conservative than the old one that once past Neptune, you've left the solar system. Instead, I believe that when we're halfway to the next star, we've really made it. Our definition of interstellar space today is the equivalent of a participation trophy.
The current definition of interstellar space seems to be too liberal to me. It's only a bit more conservative than the old one that once past Neptune, you've left the solar system. Instead, I believe that when we're *halfway to the next star*, we've really made it. Our definition of interstellar space today is the equivalent of a participation trophy.
This is true ... and hell, we've barely scratched the surface in these deals.
This is true ... and hell, we've barely scratched the surface in these deals.
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