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NASA's Kepler spacecraft finds Earth's cousin

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Ghini
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http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/23/9023575/nasa-kepler-planet-discovery-habitable-earth-452b

http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-kepler-mission-discovers-bigger-older-cousin-to-earth

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Aug 3 2015 3:09PM
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robbinJAHood
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this is so awesome!
Aug 3 2015 5:19PM
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miroz
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So sick, but so far away.
Aug 3 2015 6:33PM
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JohnLocke
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mirozSo sick, but so far away.


Actually, 1,400 light years isn't that far away, if you compare it to other significant exoplanets / stars
Aug 3 2015 7:13PM
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miroz
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ck0belskiActually, 1,400 light years isn't that far away, if you compare it to other significant exoplanets / stars


That's probably true...but it's far beyond fathomable if you compare it to any distance that humans have ever tried to internalize. Numbers cloud meaning. 1400 ly = 8.23x10^15 miles; incomprehensible.
Aug 3 2015 8:10PM
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Bagels
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"NASA has confirmed the planet is inhabited by liberals." :(
Aug 3 2015 9:41PM
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Ghini
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Its pretty warm there so probably no snow :(
Aug 4 2015 12:46PM
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ianrich511
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One, this is awesome. Two, how do we expect to travel to these places? If a light year is the distance covered at the speed of light in a year(roughly 6 trillion miles) even at the speed of light(which as far as I know the technology to transport humans this fast doesn't exist, but for fun lets just assume we can) it will take 1400 years. Since humans live to be about 75, but reproduction is only possible up to about 45, we would have to send enough people to reproduce for ~31 generations to reach this planet. Maybe I am just thinking to much into it.
Aug 5 2015 9:37AM
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lgward
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CamembertIts pretty warm there so probably no snow :(


I'm sure that by the time we figure out how to get there in the first place, we'll know how to make enough snow to ski.
Aug 5 2015 7:57PM
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qazwsxedc34
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ianrich511One, this is awesome. Two, how do we expect to travel to these places? If a light year is the distance covered at the speed of light in a year(roughly 6 trillion miles) even at the speed of light(which as far as I know the technology to transport humans this fast doesn't exist, but for fun lets just assume we can) it will take 1400 years. Since humans live to be about 75, but reproduction is only possible up to about 45, we would have to send enough people to reproduce for ~31 generations to reach this planet. Maybe I am just thinking to much into it.


Wormholes through trashcan planet
Aug 5 2015 9:11PM
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