Author Topic: Very cool stuff: An alternative Earth (Read 4746 times)

Pugnate · « **on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 03:48:56 AM »

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/04/25/habitable.planet.ap/index.html

scottws · « **Reply #1 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 05:24:55 AM »

I was just reading that and thought of something. You know how our sun, not long before it burns out, is supposed to grow so large it swallows several planets including Earth? Assuming we are never able to leave Earth and colonize another planet, other potentially advanced civilizations from other worlds would never even know we existed except for maybe a couple of satellites we sent way out into space. Kind of sad to think about.

Quemaqua · « **Reply #2 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 06:44:51 AM »

That's really cool. Gets my mind all revved up thinking of the possibilities.

angrykeebler · « **Reply #3 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 07:53:46 AM »

I, for one, welcome our new alternative Earth overlords.

Pugnate · « **Reply #4 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 08:13:03 AM »

That is really sad. Maybe by the time the crisis beings, our species is advanced enough to move to this planet.

Ghandi · « **Reply #5 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 08:13:42 AM »

That's awesome. I was wondering if we were planning to send a probe out when I read this:

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The new planet's star system is a mere 20.5 light years away

Guess we are just gonna observe for now. Also, Scott, we are probably gonna have more than a few satellites in 4 billion years

Cobra951 · « **Reply #6 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 12:58:35 PM »

Any number of things could extinguish the biosphere much sooner than that. I used to think we'd someday find our way to other habitable planets, but I don't anymore. I think humanity as a species is too flawed for sustained technical evolution and vision of that magnitude. Plus it may be physically impossible to cross the amount of space it would take.

I wonder how many species have matured to civilization and died out already.

TheOtherBelmont · « **Reply #7 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 01:11:09 PM »

That's really cool, but by the time our red giant sun wipes out more than half the solar system, I think we will have already wiped ourselves off the face of the earth long ago or some other outside source, like a large asteroid, will. Sometimes I wish our sun was big enough to become a black hole, but it will only become a small white dwarf when it dies. I think we might be able to make it Mars (Mars will get wiped out by our red giant sun too though) and possibly other planets but never a planet as far as 581c.

Pugnate · « **Reply #8 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 02:10:23 PM »

Imagine if intelligent life contacts this planet. It would make such a massive thinking on our way of lives and thinking. Heck people might even stop killing each other...

angrykeebler · « **Reply #9 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 02:27:05 PM »

Quote from: Pugnate on Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 02:10:23 PM

Imagine if intelligent life contacts this planet. It would make such a massive thinking on our way of lives and thinking. Heck people might even stop killing each other...

We'd......kill aliens instead?

Jedi · « **Reply #10 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 02:47:23 PM »

Quote from: angrykeebler on Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 02:27:05 PM

We'd......kill aliens instead?

Earth will stand united against our new Alien foes as they no doubt will have WMDs!

Pugnate · « **Reply #11 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 04:27:01 PM »

Lies. We'd only be attacking the aliens for their natural resources.

iPPi · « **Reply #12 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 05:11:44 PM »

Quote from: scottws on Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 05:24:55 AM

I was just reading that and thought of something. You know how our sun, not long before it burns out, is supposed to grow so large it swallows several planets including Earth? Assuming we are never able to leave Earth and colonize another planet, other potentially advanced civilizations from other worlds would never even know we existed except for maybe a couple of satellites we sent way out into space. Kind of sad to think about.

http://thefutureofourworld.ytmnd.com/

scottws · « **Reply #13 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 05:50:50 PM »

Wow, what a cheerful story.

Jedi · « **Reply #14 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 05:59:30 PM »

I wonder if there's some sort of life on this planet, that would be cool... not that we'd ever find out in our life times. But man what would we do if we found (inteligent) life out there that'd be so cool.

ScaryTooth · « **Reply #15 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 06:18:28 PM »

If Aliens did contact earth some way, I seriously don't think it would change a damn thing. People are too selfish and stupid.

And I would guess humans will die out long before our sun dies.

Check this out. Interesting stuff.

Quemaqua · « **Reply #16 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 09:54:37 PM »

I too am pessimistic about the fate of mankind. And if we found aliens, I think most people would freak out and it would actually make things worse, not better.

Antares · « **Reply #17 on:** Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 10:25:27 PM »

I'd love to see what people would do if we had proof of alien life. It will be a long time before we could see anything on this new planet though. I hope the new surveying techniques shows earth-like planets to be the norm instead of the exception. If that's the case we could be finding a lot more soon.

Pugnate · « **Reply #18 on:** Thursday, April 26, 2007, 12:52:02 AM »

For one thing, think of the massive impact it would have on religion. Maybe Keebler would stop worshiping fire.

angrykeebler · « **Reply #19 on:** Thursday, April 26, 2007, 07:44:46 AM »

Quote from: Pugnate on Thursday, April 26, 2007, 12:52:02 AM

For one thing, think of the massive impact it would have on religion. Maybe Keebler would stop worshiping fire.

Never!! I will burn you alive with it!

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Author Topic: Very cool stuff: An alternative Earth (Read 4746 times)