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RE: New "Earthlike" Kepler Exoplanets announced
January 7, 2015 at 6:38 am
Oh! If only I could be around when the explorers of the future set foot on the New New Worlds! Such tales of hope and excitement they would surely bring to our weary lands!
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RE: New "Earthlike" Kepler Exoplanets announced
January 7, 2015 at 6:56 am
(January 7, 2015 at 6:42 am)Alex K Wrote: Sure they would... with 500 years delay though 
But I agree, it lets you dream, doesn't it...
I am a complete sucker for the Space age. The sense of excitement and adventure that was present in the 50s and 60s is sorely lacking in modern times.
500 years...pshhhh.
Humans "just" need to figure out a way to extend longevity by a few hundred years and outsmart the cosmic speed limit.
But c'mon, we're the species that went from cave-dwelling to moon-walking in a few thousand years!
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RE: New "Earthlike" Kepler Exoplanets announced
January 7, 2015 at 7:02 am
(January 7, 2015 at 6:38 am)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: Oh! If only I could be around when the explorers of the future set foot on the New New Worlds! Such tales of hope and excitement they would surely bring to our weary lands!
At last, a replacement for Roddenberry!
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RE: New "Earthlike" Kepler Exoplanets announced
January 7, 2015 at 7:36 am
Blow them up! They are heathens!
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RE: New "Earthlike" Kepler Exoplanets announced
January 7, 2015 at 7:42 am
but but but those were created only so that we could find direction in night