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The surface of the asteroid Ryugu taken by Hayabusa-2 (lemmy.world)

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[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not quite anywhere. The rocket equation is a bitch that way. Nor does the hardware live forever, or even us.

[–] KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Space isnt quite empty either. There maybe extremely few particles in space, but its more than zero. Spacecraft will slow down and stop eventually. It just takes a long time.