moralprolapse t1_j4z8bi1 wrote on January 19, 2023 at 7:49 AM

Reply to comment by mfb- in Whats stopping us from sending a probe into a black hole if we haven't already? by stealth941

Thanks for that!

moralprolapse t1_j4ywwen wrote on January 19, 2023 at 5:39 AM

Reply to comment by mfb- in Whats stopping us from sending a probe into a black hole if we haven't already? by stealth941

Is that 18 quadrillion number wrong then? Or what am I missing about that? Because that order or magnitude doesn’t even sound like a real number. If I’m counting zeros right, that’s 18 thousand million million times more power than doing it from Mars?

moralprolapse t1_j4yu3i0 wrote on January 19, 2023 at 5:11 AM

Reply to comment by Weed_O_Whirler in Whats stopping us from sending a probe into a black hole if we haven't already? by stealth941

So does that mean all the SETI stuff is basically pointless? Is there even vaguely conceptualized broadcasting technology that could be built consistent with the laws of physics that could hypothetically reach us from another solar system?