• paholg@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      It’s really not at these scales. Earth and Mars go from roughly 4 light minutes apart to over 20.

      At the best case, saying something and then waiting 8 minutes for a response is hardly what I’d call “real time”.

    • Rosco@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      It’s the fastest speed information can go through space, as far as we know. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of space. And a mean a LOT.