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[-] emuspawn@orbiting.observer 3 points 17 hours ago

Hey, my name is on that probe! Good luck with the solar plunge little dude!

[-] adaveinthelife@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 days ago

Into the Sun's atmosphere, not into the Sun.

[-] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

We'll see what happens I guess.

[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

Finally, we're sending somebody to save those brave helium miners.

[-] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago
[-] a_toasters_oven@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

That's cute af, how have I never seen that before

[-] Gloria@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago

Please let Elon Musk be on board. Please!

[-] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Elon has too much mass, couldn't do it on NASA's budget.

[-] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

No need to waste a good scientific mission.

We can deal with him (and other oligarchs and their collaborators) on earth.

[-] SARGE@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago

Soylent billionaires: food for the rich.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

The rich will happily eat each other. Musk has made it abundantly clear that they are trying to make one person have all the wealth

[-] vane@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Even Sun can't have some privacy nowadays.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Right up in there, no lube, nuthin

[-] Lawyerator@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago
[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

galactic fart noise

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Don't be silly, it'll gently inflate and then float away carried by the heat waves.

[-] donuts@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Think they will find Icarus 1 on the way there?

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I can hear that distress beacon.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

The sun was flat and we didn't expect it!

\s

[-] kokesh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

"into the sun"

[-] Zier@fedia.io -1 points 2 days ago

Is xelon going to be on it??? please please please please please

this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2024
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