New Earth-like Planet Found

[wineman]

Headline - "Scientists find most Earth-like planet yet".

Oh great news! Only 123 trillion miles away too! Terrific find!

What is the point of all this so-called space exploration?

The monies spent on being able to "see" that far away, plus that on many other similar space-related projects which are of little, if any, immediate benefit to us would go a long way to help solve many of this planet's ills. Every day we hear about deaths due to wars, diseases, starvation, shortage of water, etc., etc., etc., yet those who run this planet on our behalf are spending untold amounts of money on wild goose-chases in space.

[esprit]

It is not new news is it ?

How many times have we heard or even remarked ourselves that "sometimes politicians must be on another planet" ? Differance now is we know where that is.

[PhilHarries]

What is the point of this thread other than a vehicle for another whinge?

[kmart]

Headline - "Scientists find most Earth-like planet yet".

Oh great news! Only 123 trillion miles away too! Terrific find!

What is the point of all this so-called space exploration?

The monies spent on being able to "see" that far away, plus that on many other similar space-related projects which are of little, if any, immediate benefit to us would go a long way to help solve many of this planet's ills. Every day we hear about deaths due to wars, diseases, starvation, shortage of water, etc., etc., etc., yet those who run this planet on our behalf are spending untold amounts of money on wild goose-chases in space.

Because the planet may not be compatible with human existence in the near future?

"deaths due to wars, diseases, starvation, shortage of water, etc." are the planet's way of telling us that we are over-populating it, and using up a lot of its resources.

It's always a good idea to have a "Plan B".

[makrook]

question is : do you want a humanity that stops science research ? or that does only research that has a "purpose", wich, in the mind of the non-scientist usually means an immediate, concrete, profitable purpose.

experience proved from centuries that what we do in non-immediatly usable research leads to pretty useful things later, but beside that, do we have to know only what's useful and then stop any kind of funding toward science directed at understanding the universe, how life starts on a given planet, are we alone in the sky, and so on ?

last question : what's the purpose of humanity ? do we have to eat only or can we think that science and arts are considerable achievements worth spending ressources for ?

and last, wars, poverty, in two words : in our time, it's all *man made*, not some kind of ills imposed by nature that science could solve by explaining it.and there's still a lot more money spent on weapons that on fighting diseases, producing medicines, developping poor areas and countries, educating people that have no access to education.

so please, start saving on that before you cut research funds.

thanks

[cdnvic]

What is the point of this thread other than a vehicle for another whinge?

Unless they've found a Thailand-like country on it.....nothing.

[jeebusjones]

Headline - "Scientists find most Earth-like planet yet".

Oh great news! Only 123 trillion miles away too! Terrific find!

What is the point of all this so-called space exploration?

The monies spent on being able to "see" that far away, plus that on many other similar space-related projects which are of little, if any, immediate benefit to us would go a long way to help solve many of this planet's ills. Every day we hear about deaths due to wars, diseases, starvation, shortage of water, etc., etc., etc., yet those who run this planet on our behalf are spending untold amounts of money on wild goose-chases in space.

The amount of money that is spent on space exploration and related sciences is miniscule compared to the hundreds of billions of dollars spent on wars, weapons and destruction.

Why don't you whinge about the money being wasted in Iraq, which is killing thousands upon thousands of people and costing a thousand times more than space related programs?

And, as Kmart pointed out, the future of our species is undoubtedly in the stars. Overpopulation, pollution, wars, global warming and other self-inflicted ills are pretty much guaranteeing that this planet will not be habitable for much longer.

[Clipped]

i think its pretty cool they found another earth like planet, imagine millions of native women wearing alien bearskins....its on.

[chingching]

Headline - "Scientists find most Earth-like planet yet".

Overpopulation, pollution, wars, global warming and other self-inflicted ills are pretty much guaranteeing that this planet will not be habitable for much longer.

4.5 billion years ago, creation of earth

1.5 billion yrs ago, algae

470 million yrs ago, moss

380 million yrs ago, insects

3 million yrs ago, homo erectus

100,000 yrs ago humans,

time to fly to this planet at speed of 36,500 miles/hour (solar system escape speed)

385,000 years.

Time needed to email earth that you have arrived, 21 years. (speed of light)

[Tywais]

What is the point of this thread other than a vehicle for another whinge?

Unless they've found a Thailand-like country on it.....nothing.

So true - closed