Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 What's the point in this, why not improve our own planet first rather than chucking money to look at places we'll never go Just leave the winching to the rest of us then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airdrie Onions Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 What's funny about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 It would be good to invest lots of money into new propulsion technology even if it means we can get away from relying on fossil fuels because once they run out we will probably kill each other anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 The quicker we find another earth like planet and how to get there the better,cause we're gonna destroy the one we've got probably sooner than later.Of course we have to have space exploration,there are things out there unknown to us yet that will further our as yet miniscule understanding of whats going on out there,the things we find out out there helps understand everything,honestly don't understand people who think the universe is just something out there and nothing to do with us,it's everything to do with us Possibly. However there are reports that the resources available nearby (by that I mean our current solar system) could save us. The moon for example has an abundance of Helium 3 which could be used as a means for clean energy. I agree with your point overall though - there is a need to expand as our populations grow. I don't fancy all these ideas of living in domes on Mars. Travelling such enormous distances quickly is just mind boggling though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE KING Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 What's funny about that? Got to be No8...nobody is that fukin thick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Possibly. However there are reports that the resources available nearby (by that I mean our current solar system) could save us. The moon for example has an abundance of Helium 3 which could be used as a means for clean energy. I agree with your point overall though - there is a need to expand as our populations grow. I don't fancy all these ideas of living in domes on Mars. Travelling such enormous distances quickly is just mind boggling though. Helium 3, this will not end well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 What's the point of checking out that puddle down the street when there's one you can drink right here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 What's the point of checking out that puddle down the street when there's one you can drink right here? Don't even start with the cloud it came from. Can just imagine a Victorian saying "WTF are you studying the clouds for? Are you going up there any time soon?!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Think they had hot air balloons. Can see where you are coming from, but the Victorians knew the migration path of swallows etc, so they had something to try to emulate for intercontinental air travel. Travelling faster than the speed of light is a wee bit more challenging than that conceptually in terms of the physics involved. We'll probably get to Mars and the asteroid belt eventually as a species, but leaving the solar system is a tall order given the huge distances involved and the time needed to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Think they had hot air balloons. Can see where you are coming from, but the Victorians knew the migration path of swallows etc, so they had something to try to emulate for intercontinental air travel. Travelling faster than the speed of light is a wee bit more challenging than that conceptually in terms of the physics involved. We'll probably get to Mars and the asteroid belt eventually as a species, but leaving the solar system is a tall order given the huge distances involved and the time needed to do it. *Wormholes could be a possibility. However even travelling to and from a wormhole would be a challenge. It's really frightening the distances you would need to travel through space. *Zen Archer - please no gags. Please. Name your fucking price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 *Wormholes could be a possibility. However even travelling to and from a wormhole would be a challenge. It's really frightening the distances you would need to travel through space. *Zen Archer - please no gags. Please. Name your fucking price. It's me or L4L, so roon ye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/11758860/Watch-live-Nasa-announces-Kepler-Space-Telescope-new-Earth-discovery.html This one's a belter, apparently plants would be able to photosynthesize on this planet. The geek in me is super excited Bomb the lot of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Aye. They reached the edge of Europe and got to Asia. Thats less difficult than travelling 1400 light years. HTH Oh, Donny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airdrie Onions Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Oh, Donny. I'm not wrong am I? There's no comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 It's me or L4L, so roon ye. Can I take Magee or xbl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Can I take Magee or xbl? Do you lift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 L4L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airdrie Onions Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 The same people that are for this will be moaning about food banks and the crumbling NHS tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 We would still fu*k it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 The thing that I've never been able to understand is when they say planets are in the 'habitable zone' of a solar system. Surely we're only defining 'habitable' in the context of the conditions that we, our plants, and our animals would require to survive? Surely there's nothing to stop life elsewhere evolving in what we would think is uninhabitable, but is perfectly habitable for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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