The Hunt For Another Earth Begins.

I've looked forward to this day for a long time.

Mission website:

http://kepler.nasa.gov/

Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_Mission

Sciencedaily:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219201411.htm

First two planets optically photographed:

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050401_first_extrasolarplanet_pic.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/science/space/14planet.html

And so it begins...

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[jimbrown257]

'If' intelligent life is found on another planet, the religious will just morph their fairy tale to accept it into their dogma."

...Like everything that actually proves their god to be nonsense, they will try to twist it to say that actually proves their god.

Carl Sagan said in Cosmos that simple life could be common but multi-cellular life is probably very rare.

[GnosticDjinn]

They'll claim dominion over them, which will piss off the aliens, who will then kill us.

[Antimidation]

I have to agree with, I happen to believe there is life on other planets...but intelligent life is very rare. As hospitable and inhospitable our planet can be at the same time, life can survive in very destructive extremes like heat and cold. If life can exist in those conditions on earth then it's bound to be out there. It's also possible that if there is intelligent life relatively close to our solar system it's likely to be primitive.

[dooksization]

agreed and a similar history for myself, it is odd however haw man seems to have a drive to bring scifi into reality !! , I saw an experiment done in the uk where they in fact proved teleportation is possible ...using an ion across the thames ! ,I further agree the photo takes was inspirational and well worth the risk and the good old british answer !! lmao (we will cut the fingers off your bowmen , if memory serves ) great video !! and this is my start point in your catalogue :) best wishes :)

[aaron90h]

does it need to be the same size as the earth or does it just need the same mass? so the gravity is similar.

[Callirgos1]

@sssock

C'mon... Irony. Don't ban religous people - educate them

Or Just make the new worlds entrance requirement a degree in any valid scientific discipline.

[Acrimonator]

@Eyes8577 So true, happy to read some one thinking that to... We're part of something so much bigger and the universe is so young yet, we're around an only second generation star...

[Eyes8577]

Even if the human race destroys itself, wrecks the planet, etc. I do not lament for it. It is obvious to anyone with an atom of a brain that the Cosmos is host to a choir of life. The story of existence will go on, the glory of cruising the stars will go to a more rational species. The Earth will stand quiet for a time then reawaken and give rise to another world of life as it always has. The fact that I can KNOW this truth is enough to let me be happy and rejoice despite the chaos and despair.

[TheSkunkCat]

@TheSkunkCat

I mean I just don't hold to the idea that aliens would bring people closer together. Unless they are hostile, but if they are they'd exterminate us with ease if they are able to come here. They could just lob an asteroid at us at lightspeed from beyond Pluto's orbit and we'd be all dead a few minutes later.

And if they aren't hostile, well.. unfortunately some people'll be bigoted even some people not bigoted against any other humans. But I wouldn't be.

[TheSkunkCat]

@TheSkunkCat

Plus to reverse it, I'd much rather deal with a pleasant sensible alien then say some bigoted shitwad like Fred Phelps. and I'd probably have more in common with the alien.