Even crippled, even without power, even without applause from the beings who first made it, Voyager 1 may yet make itself the Earth's finest achievement.
At the time of writing, Voyager 1 is 15.85 billion miles from the pale blue dot it once so famously photographed, advancing out from it at a rate of 88,000 miles per hour. From that distance, a radio… [+1620 chars]