NASA Press Conference 1pm EST today (major discovery)

[Lord of the Fraud]

"Discovery beyond our solar system" is all we're getting for now. But most news outlets reporting that it probably has something to do with an exoplanet discovery.


They discover these planets on a daily basis, even habitable zone ones. So interested to hear why this one so special. (presuming it is planet related)

[limitles]

Anything they discover these days is so far off and probably always has been that they are now experts on wobbles of light, gathered by super networked computer-scope thingys. You don't think Trump is looking over their budget just in case Mexico defaults?

[Lord of the Fraud]

At the moment it's all wobbles and blinks. But that seems to be enough for these nerds to deliver us some super interesting science.


The fact that NASA's budget has always been the burden of the US taxpayer actually bothers me.... IMO NASA should be scrapped and a new agency set up so ALL countries can contribute financially. We all share the same goals when it comes to space anyway.


That way the budget could potentially increase 10 fold and progress could be greatly speeded up.


The US military would hate it of course. But the money saved on the NASA budget could be injected into a new military space agency.

[Zap_the_Fractions_Giraffe]

[limitles]

At the moment it's all wobbles and blinks. But that seems to be enough for these nerds to deliver us some super interesting science.


The fact that NASA's budget has always been the burden of the US taxpayer actually bothers me.... IMO NASA should be scrapped and a new agency set up so ALL countries can contribute financially. We all share the same goals when it comes to space anyway.


That way the budget could potentially increase 10 fold and progress could be greatly speeded up.


The US military would hate it of course. But the money saved on the NASA budget could be injected into a new military space agency.

It's a sweet gig if you can get it but it's looking like the Universe is winning the space race.
For all the good it brings it comes at a cost and Trump might not be a science guy. These short sleeved collar types are basically on the dole and some I hear are not even white.

[lewfather]

[SetofKs]

"Discovery beyond our solar system" is all we're getting for now. But most news outlets reporting that it probably has something to do with an exoplanet discovery.


They discover these planets on a daily basis, even habitable zone ones. So interested to hear why this one so special. (presuming it is planet related)

Prolly found heaven

[SetofKs]

I wonder how angry the atheist left wing loons will be when its proven that heaven exists.

[lewfather]

I wonder how angry the atheist left wing loons will be when its proven that heaven exists.

heaven does exist, just not in our reality.

[SetofKs]

I wonder how angry the atheist left wing loons will be when its proven that heaven exists.

heaven does exist, just not in our reality.

Unless you accept Jesus as your lord and savior, hell will exist in your reality very soon, atheist boy

[lewfather]

heaven does exist, just not in our reality.

Unless you accept Jesus as your lord and savior, hell will exist in your reality very soon, atheist boy

yea bro, allah akbar.

[DJ_Chaps]

Lure ppl in with exciting possible news before dropping flat earth truth bombs at the actual presser.

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[lewfather]

[Lord of the Fraud]

So they found 3 exoplanets all orbiting the same star and all in the habitable zone...

It's 39 light years away and planets are roughly the same size as earth.... Doesn't mean they're earth like planets. Could easily be Venus and Mars like.

Those nerds are very excited about this. But they pretty much admit that they know little else until more advanced technology is developed. Although James Webb telescope should tell us a bit more in 2019.

[hongkonger]

So they found 3 exoplanets all orbiting the same star and all in the habitable zone...

It's 39 light years away and planets are roughly the same size as earth.... Doesn't mean they're earth like planets. Could easily be Venus and Mars like.

Those nerds are very excited about this. But they pretty much admit that they know little else until more advanced technology is developed. Although James Webb telescope should tell us a bit more in 2019.

It's still awesome. It's only a matter of time until life is found somewhere other than the earth. Any life, even fossil life, would be the most important discovery ever.

Life capable of communicating across the vast distances between stars, let alone actually traveling between them, I'm less optimistic about.

[Tegnation22]

At the moment it's all wobbles and blinks. But that seems to be enough for these nerds to deliver us some super interesting science.


The fact that NASA's budget has always been the burden of the US taxpayer actually bothers me.... IMO NASA should be scrapped and a new agency set up so ALL countries can contribute financially. We all share the same goals when it comes to space anyway.


That way the budget could potentially increase 10 fold and progress could be greatly speeded up.


The US military would hate it of course. But the money saved on the NASA budget could be injected into a new military space agency.

Burden to the US taxpayer? Wasn't sure u were one.

How's the U.K space program?

[sonatine]

The fact that NASA's budget has always been the burden of the US taxpayer actually bothers me.... IMO NASA should be scrapped and a new agency set up so ALL countries can contribute financially. We all share the same goals when it comes to space anyway.

right because we really want international oversight on the people in charge of putting our spy satellites into orbit.

id take it as a personal favor if you never said anything this fucking dumb ever again.

[Lord of the Fraud]

So they found 3 exoplanets all orbiting the same star and all in the habitable zone...

It's 39 light years away and planets are roughly the same size as earth.... Doesn't mean they're earth like planets. Could easily be Venus and Mars like.

Those nerds are very excited about this. But they pretty much admit that they know little else until more advanced technology is developed. Although James Webb telescope should tell us a bit more in 2019.

It's still awesome. It's only a matter of time until life is found somewhere other than the earth. Any life, even fossil life, would be the most important discovery ever.

Life capable of communicating across the vast distances between stars, let alone actually traveling between them, I'm less optimistic about.

It most definitely is still awesome. But can't agree that finding any form of life, or past life in the way of a fossil, would be the most important discovery ever.

The scientists tell us it will be the most important. But they're just on message imo. We are way beyond that. The discoveries made already tell us life HAS to be out there. Even in our own solar system I'd wager that very simple life is in abundance.

Of course the real game changer would be discovering intelligent life. This could definitely happen within our life time with the advancement of telescopes... I'm convinced one day a telescope will be able to filter out all the crap and detect stuff on a planet that could only be artificially made.

Though communicating is never happening obv.

[RealTalk]

At the moment it's all wobbles and blinks. But that seems to be enough for these nerds to deliver us some super interesting science.


The fact that NASA's budget has always been the burden of the US taxpayer actually bothers me.... IMO NASA should be scrapped and a new agency set up so ALL countries can contribute financially. We all share the same goals when it comes to space anyway.


That way the budget could potentially increase 10 fold and progress could be greatly speeded up.


The US military would hate it of course. But the money saved on the NASA budget could be injected into a new military space agency.

Burden to the US taxpayer? Wasn't sure u were one.

How's the U.K space program?

hes as much a tax payer as you are a us am qualifier

[Lord of the Fraud]

The fact that NASA's budget has always been the burden of the US taxpayer actually bothers me.... IMO NASA should be scrapped and a new agency set up so ALL countries can contribute financially. We all share the same goals when it comes to space anyway.

right because we really want international oversight on the people in charge of putting our spy satellites into orbit.

id take it as a personal favor if you never said anything this fucking dumb ever again.

You missed the bit were I said a separate US military agency would be needed first.


I clearly said that. You clearly ignored that.


Just fantasy after all.