Even at this early stage in our space faring age, humanity has already begun sending probes that will eventually reach other solar systems, even if that was not their original intention. Five robotic explorers – Pioneer 10 and 11, Voyager 1 and 2, and New Horizons – are all on escape velocities out of the solar system, and might someday enter another one. They will no longer be operational at that point, but they serve as a proof of concept that spacefaring civilizations do indeed build interstellar probes. Which raises the obvious question – has anyone else sent their own robotic explorers to ours? In a recent paper, published in the Proceedings of the IAU Centenary Symposium, astronomer T. Joseph W. Lazio, points out a painful truth – we still have no idea, and our technology will need to get much better if we plan to find out.
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TAT slashes long-haul arrival forecast to 10 million
TAT slashes long-haul arrival forecast to 10 million
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has slashed its long-haul arrival forecast to 10 million this year, on par with last year, mainly attributed to the Middle East conflict.
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Mystery Death as Train Crushes 38-Year-Old Thai Man Near Pattaya
Mystery Death as Train Crushes 38-Year-Old Thai Man Near Pattaya
The Pattaya News
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-SATTAHIP, Chonburi A 38-year-old man from Amnat Charoen province was killed in a horrific accident when a freight train ran over him as he lay across the railway tracks near a Na Jomtien market in Sattahip district late on Monday night. Police were alerted to the accident at around 9:00 p.m. on June 15th, 2026, […]
Mystery Death as Train Crushes 38-Year-Old Thai Man Near Pattaya
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Homeless Flock to Pattaya Beach and Second Road to Use as Overnight Sleeping Areas, Business Operators Urge Authorities for Urgent Action, Warn of Damage to Tourism Image
Homeless Flock to Pattaya Beach and Second Road to Use as Overnight Sleeping Areas, Business Operators Urge Authorities for Urgent Action, Warn of Damage to Tourism Image
The Pattaya News
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-PATTAYA, Thailand Late on the night of June 15th, 2026, a large number of homeless individuals had turned Pattaya Beach and Pattaya Second Road into makeshift sleeping areas, creating an eyesore in one of Thailand’s premier tourist destinations and raising concerns among local business operators. A Pattaya News reporter who surveyed the area around 11:30 […]
Homeless Flock to Pattaya Beach and Second Road to Use as Overnight Sleeping Areas, Business Operators Urge Authorities for Urgent Action, Warn of Damage to Tourism Image
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Pattaya Mayor Election Heats Up as Candidate No. 3 Sakchai Tangho Denies Vote-Buying Allegations, Vows Clean Campaign
Pattaya Mayor Election Heats Up as Candidate No. 3 Sakchai Tangho Denies Vote-Buying Allegations, Vows Clean Campaign
The Pattaya News
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Pattaya, Thailand – June 16th, 2026 – The race for Pattaya mayor has intensified as Sakchai Tangho, candidate number 3 from the Pattaya 2030 team, strongly denied accusations of vote-buying and called on voters to report any impersonators using his team’s name for illegal activities. He also spoke to what his priorities would be as […]
Pattaya Mayor Election Heats Up as Candidate No. 3 Sakchai Tangho Denies Vote-Buying Allegations, Vows Clean Campaign
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Pattaya Mayoral Candidate No. 1 “Itthiwat” Continues Campaign with Bicycle Tour, Urges Residents to Vote on June 28th
Pattaya Mayoral Candidate No. 1 “Itthiwat” Continues Campaign with Bicycle Tour, Urges Residents to Vote on June 28th
The Pattaya News
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Pattaya, June 16th, 2026 – Mr. Itthiwat Wattanasaathorn, People’s Party candidate for Pattaya Mayor running as No. 1, along with the party’s candidates for Pattaya City Council in District 4 (Nos. 7–12), continued their intensive grassroots campaign in the city centre yesterday. The team began the morning by escorting students to Pattaya City School 7, […]
Pattaya Mayoral Candidate No. 1 “Itthiwat” Continues Campaign with Bicycle Tour, Urges Residents to Vote on June 28th
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