Part 1 Reaching for the Stars Space Exploration - BBC Exploration

Explorations this time tells the story of our place in space.
At the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, scientists are engaged in one of the most important quests of modern astronomy. They're scanning the universe for new planets.

Planets that might support life now or in the future. Planets that might be like earth. Our desire to reach out into space is a compulsion.

The more we soar, the greater that compulsion. In the 1970s, after decades of careful planning, 4 probes, Pioneer 10, Pioneer 11, Voyager One, and Voyager 2 were sent on missions to the outer limits of our solar system. Their journeys would last almost 30 years, and cover more than 8 billion miles. These probes brought mankind astonishing images of the planets in our solar system. Mankinds first giant leap was made with hot air in balloons. Tied to balloons, man could leave the ground and travel higher than ever before.

In 1960, a balloon carrying US airforce captain Joe Kittinger ascended to the edge of space, some 100,000 feet off the ground. Then he jumped out. In 4 minutes, Kittinger reached the speed of sound

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[akkadianarab]

we would probably be traveling half way through the galaxy if it weren't for religion holding the human species back.

[serbin16m]

What would be wrong if we were alone in the universe? thatdd be sick haha we can colonize the whole damn thing to ourselves and NEVER run out of resources!!!

[spacewatcher215]

@serbin16m yeah... the GLUTONNY! :>

[spacewatcher215]

@akkadianarab well what if the center of religion is what were gonna meet out there eons from now? More sophisticated and advanced that even our imaginations cannot perceive.

[Blanestar]

@akkadianarab Well said.

[jdo95nadal]

thumbs up 4 the 42424th viewer!

[guillaume1306]

@akkadianarab too right, religion and budget restrictions

[deadcauz]

ok one we don't have the technology to truly know if we are alone in the universe and if we are not i bet that they are some civilizations that are only starting the industrial revolutions other are just hunter and gatherers some have the same level of technology like us some more then us and if we are not alone and they are civilizations like this on the galaxy we human kind are no mere special then a simple air we inhale the hairless monkey that can talk and

and thinks he is smart.

[igottogether]

@akkadianarab <---- the funniest and most original person on the earth people, lets give him a hand.

[DrStrangeScents]

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[zauii89]

@serbin16m The universe would come to an end long before that would ever be possible.

Even with billions of intelligent lifefroms in the universe there would be more than enough resources for everyone for a long long long long + x500 long time.