> "If your slow Internet connection has you frustrated, just be glad you don't have to communicate with a probe on Mars. Even with new technology, scientists will be able to transmit only about 270 megabits per second between the two planets, not a lot of information when you're talking about superhigh-resolution photos."
Wtf? 270 megabits per second is about 27 times as fast as my Internet connection. Am I missing something here? Are they joking?
I don't know how big they're talking, but if they're GBs then 270Mbps could seem slow, especially if you only have a limited window of opportunity to download them.
Wtf? 270 megabits per second is about 27 times as fast as my Internet connection. Am I missing something here? Are they joking?