NASA Finds Kepler-452b - New Earth-like Planet

[ThatRandomGuy]

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[The Resonte!]

it'll take a very long time for the radio signals to actually reach that planet, if they aren't intercepted or interrupted before they even reach it

plus if we were observing it via telescope or something, we'd be seeing what it was like many years ago

[Steve5451²]

We couldn't even see pluto from here, let alone another star's planet.

[Ipquarx]

We couldn't even see pluto from here, let alone another star's planet.

that's why they're building a new telescope

[blockguy™]

We couldn't even see pluto from here, let alone another star's planet.

boy
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/hs-2015-02-a-hires_jpg.jpg

[shitlord]

boy
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this has been screenprinting for me for the last minute, and still is, its not even half way done. 

[Ipquarx]

plus if we were observing it via telescope or something, we'd be seeing what it was like many years ago

it's 1400 lightyears away so 1400 years, not too much

[SetGaming]

it's 1400 lightyears away so 1400 years, not too much

"oh it's fine their civilization looks just like we did in the 60's, so therefore we're ahead of them and it'll be all okay"

[Office-Pirate]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_dilation

[Steve5451²]

boy

There's a pretty big difference between the brightness of stars and planets.

[Ipquarx]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_dilation

what does this have to do with anything

[WaterOre]

what does this have to do with anything

it implies that you could get there within a lifetime if you go fast enough, i guess

[Office-Pirate]

it implies that you could get there within a lifetime if you go fast enough, i guess

yep

[The Resonte!]

now we just have to go really fast to other planets
easier said than done

[Alternat¡ve]

"oh it's fine their civilization looks just like we did in the 60's, so therefore we're ahead of them and it'll be all okay"

Kepler 452b is a few billion years older than our Sun so I don't think this is going to happen.