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kenfrequed

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8. Caveat, this is humor.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 02:06 PM

Jul 2015

If other advanced civilizations do occur on these sorts of Super-Earth sized planets, do you think that they might look at our smaller orb and look askance at our world the way we do at Pluto? To those life forms would the Earth represent a sub-planetary mass (or whatever terminology they would use?)

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NASA�s Kepler Mission Discovers Bigger, Older Cousin to Earth [View all] n2doc Jul 2015 OP

Earth's bigger, older cousin shenmue Jul 2015 #1

How long until we are a multi-planetary species? Renew Deal Jul 2015 #2

Not soon enough SoLeftIAmRight Jul 2015 #3

Agreed on all counts! We need to preserve the Earth and move into space! LongTomH Jul 2015 #5

Me too. 47of74 Jul 2015 #16

Probably never. Rozlee Jul 2015 #6

Likely never, considering how close to global collapse we are already NickB79 Jul 2015 #11

Never, the distances are just too great, unless we terraform Mars or some other local body Baclava Jul 2015 #17

Don't bet that we'll never make it! LongTomH Jul 2015 #18

The stars? fantasy dreams - we can't even get to low earth orbit without Russia's help! Baclava Jul 2015 #19

As soon as someone can conjure up a wyrmhole? The Stranger Jul 2015 #20

I thought habitable planets had already been confirmed? villager Jul 2015 #4

Just planets in the Goldilocks zone Telcontar Jul 2015 #7

Caveat, this is humor. kenfrequed Jul 2015 #8

Intelligent life on earth? ashling Jul 2015 #9

That is a beautiful cover. kenfrequed Jul 2015 #12

GoT bikebloke Jul 2015 #10

Is this the one that keeps sending us email labeled "FW TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!!!"? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 #13

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #14

I call dibs on ALL of this planet's beachfront property. 47of74 Jul 2015 #15