Post AhyX5KchPpxPWG5sEi by llewelly@sauropods.win
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(DIR) Post #AhxyCOYjgPj1MGsA2C by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-05-17T01:05:32Z
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Taking photos of exoplanets is important for two possible outcomes:We see earth-like planets or life that inspires us to do space travel. We don't see anything at all like Earth and sober up about this little oasis on the edge of a volcanic crater. We are like the desert pupfish. That's why that strange little fish is so fascinating. It's a mirror. A small welcoming pool ... where we might live for a long time... and around us nothing but death should it dry up and vanish.
(DIR) Post #Ahxyp3QoAadh7obAxs by martin_piper@mastodon.social
2024-05-17T01:12:28Z
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@futurebird I sometimes think about even if there was a nearby planet that looked like Earth, and even if it had vegetation (and animals), that the nutrients would probably not be compatible with our biology.
(DIR) Post #Ahy0TV9kbnF4eLTFFw by chris@abraham.su
2024-05-17T01:30:59Z
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@futurebirdI'm a lung fish deep in my mud
(DIR) Post #Ahy0h5GFgOkCOKzKHw by imstilljeremy@babka.social
2024-05-17T01:33:26Z
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@futurebird I adore how you put this.Either it can encourage us to appreciate our little blue miracle or encourage us to discover the majesty afar.
(DIR) Post #AhyX5KchPpxPWG5sEi by llewelly@sauropods.win
2024-05-17T07:36:22Z
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@futurebird 40 years ago, there was a belief among space enthusiasts that seeing earth from space would make people realize how fragile civilization is, and how important it is to work together to make it sustainabile.Since then, billionaires have built space businesses which are clearly having the opposite effect on the rich, and poisoning the public view of space exploration. I fear discovery of a life-supporting earth-like exoplanet will similar results.