Everything You Need To Know About Proxima b, The Closest Earth-Like Exoplanet To Earth

[BEAM]

I aways struggle to see the practicality in many of these space-related scientific discoveries.

Unless we plan on taking that planets resources to fix issues here on Earth, then why does this even matter?

This is all a waste of time and money, imo.

 

[SneakDZA]

I aways struggle to see the practicality in many of these space-related scientific discoveries.

Unless we plan on taking that planets resources to fix issues here on Earth, then why does this even matter?

This is all a waste of time and money, imo.

That is an incredibly bleak and frightening outlook on scientific exploration and discovery.

 

[CapitalB]

I aways struggle to see the practicality in many of these space-related scientific discoveries.

Unless we plan on taking that planets resources to fix issues here on Earth, then why does this even matter?

This is all a waste of time and money, imo.

That is an incredibly bleak and frightening outlook on scientific exploration and discovery.

id rather them study the ocean..

the aliens are probably down there in that muthafucka while we so busy lookin up..

 

[not_osirus_jenkins]

I aways struggle to see the practicality in many of these space-related scientific discoveries.

Unless we plan on taking that planets resources to fix issues here on Earth, then why does this even matter?

This is all a waste of time and money, imo.

That is an incredibly bleak and frightening outlook on scientific exploration and discovery.

id rather them study the ocean..

the aliens are probably down there in that muthafucka while we so busy lookin up..

Ha. Hey boss that would make them a new species not an alien bro.

 

[KingFreeman]

I aways struggle to see the practicality in many of these space-related scientific discoveries.

Unless we plan on taking that planets resources to fix issues here on Earth, then why does this even matter?

This is all a waste of time and money, imo.

That is an incredibly bleak and frightening outlook on scientific exploration and discovery.

id rather them study the ocean..

the aliens are probably down there in that muthafucka while we so busy lookin up..

This ain't Pacific Rim fam.

 

[Stiff]

I aways struggle to see the practicality in many of these space-related scientific discoveries.

Unless we plan on taking that planets resources to fix issues here on Earth, then why does this even matter?

This is all a waste of time and money, imo.

That is an incredibly bleak and frightening outlook on scientific exploration and discovery.

id rather them study the ocean..

the aliens are probably down there in that muthafucka while we so busy lookin up..

Ha. Hey boss that would make them a new species not an alien bro.

Unless they originated from out of space and set up shop in the ocean

 

[BEAM]

I aways struggle to see the practicality in many of these space-related scientific discoveries.

Unless we plan on taking that planets resources to fix issues here on Earth, then why does this even matter?

This is all a waste of time and money, imo.

That is an incredibly bleak and frightening outlook on scientific exploration and discovery.

And I feel that, but there just comes a point at which we have to ask what's actually important.

Scientists looking thru telescopes to find new shit to be concerned with when there're concerning circumstances at play right outside all of our windows. They can "discover" shit here. I mean, they're spending money on all this, bruh. They're using resources to ask questions and make discoveries that aren't very important/applicable here.

Let's be Real -- We're a highly self-destructive race looking up into space from a planet that we're destroying to "discover" some shit, but don't have the capacity to make moves on it if we really needed to.

We're worried about life on other planets all while we're destroying life here, even our own.

We're the reason certain species have gone extinct, but we tryna see what else is out there. Yeah, okay.

What's going on here is more important than what's going on out there.

So again, I'll ask the necessary question -- Why does this even matter?

 

[CeLLaR-DooR]

Very excitin'

 

[mrrealone]

Ya'll gov't bout to get ready to stage a fake alien landing.....

 

[Inglewood_B]

Too much hoopla over a planet with at best microbial life that may not even exist. On top of that its orbiting a tiny lol fuckboy star that can't get its shine on but throws off X-rays

 

[deadeye]

I aways struggle to see the practicality in many of these space-related scientific discoveries.

Unless we plan on taking that planets resources to fix issues here on Earth, then why does this even matter?

This is all a waste of time and money, imo.

That is an incredibly bleak and frightening outlook on scientific exploration and discovery.

And I feel that, but there just comes a point at which we have to ask what's actually important.

Scientists looking thru telescopes to find new shit to be concerned with when there're concerning circumstances at play right outside all of our windows. They can "discover" shit here. I mean, they're spending money on all this, bruh. They're using resources to ask questions and make discoveries that aren't very important/applicable here.

Let's be Real -- We're a highly self-destructive race looking up into space from a planet that we're destroying to "discover" some shit, but don't have the capacity to make moves on it if we really needed to.

We're worried about life on other planets all while we're destroying life here, even our own.

We're the reason certain species have gone extinct, but we tryna see what else is out there. Yeah, okay.

What's going on here is more important than what's going on out there.

So again, I'll ask the necessary question -- Why does this even matter?

 

[Idiopathic Joker]

I aways struggle to see the practicality in many of these space-related scientific discoveries.

Unless we plan on taking that planets resources to fix issues here on Earth, then why does this even matter?

This is all a waste of time and money, imo.

That is an incredibly bleak and frightening outlook on scientific exploration and discovery.

And I feel that, but there just comes a point at which we have to ask what's actually important.

Scientists looking thru telescopes to find new shit to be concerned with when there're concerning circumstances at play right outside all of our windows. They can "discover" shit here. I mean, they're spending money on all this, bruh. They're using resources to ask questions and make discoveries that aren't very important/applicable here.

Let's be Real -- We're a highly self-destructive race looking up into space from a planet that we're destroying to "discover" some shit, but don't have the capacity to make moves on it if we really needed to.

We're worried about life on other planets all while we're destroying life here, even our own.

We're the reason certain species have gone extinct, but we tryna see what else is out there. Yeah, okay.

What's going on here is more important than what's going on out there.

So again, I'll ask the necessary question -- Why does this even matter?

What exactly is going on at NASA that isn't going on in any other scientific field of study?

 

[BEAM]

What exactly is going on at NASA that isn't going on in any other scientific field of study?

So far in this thread, we've been talking about NASA.

So no, my not detailing issues that can (and should) be had with how irresponsible so many fields of study have been despite how destructive we've been as a species does not take away from my point. At all.

Looking out into space for an Earth-like planet that we don't have the means to relocate to all while we're destroying our own planet, is an obscene luxury that serves next to no real purpose when real issues come into play.

We don't have the resources ( time, money, manpower ) to focus on those things if we're going to be honest about what matters most today, right now, here on planet Earth.

 

[Idiopathic Joker]

What exactly is going on at NASA that isn't going on in any other scientific field of study?

So far in this thread, we've been talking about NASA.

So no, my not detailing issues that can (and should) be had with how irresponsible so many fields of study have been despite how destructive we've been as a species does not take away from my point. At all.

Looking out into space for an Earth-like planet that we don't have the means to relocate to all while we're destroying our own planet, is an obscene luxury that serves next to no real purpose when real issues come into play.

We don't have the resources ( time, money, manpower ) to focus on those things if we're going to be honest about what matters most today, right now, here on planet Earth.

Ok, that's your opinion and I respect it. My point was there's hundreds of thousands of people who enjoy this news because knowledge is never bad. It's always wonderful to gain as much knowledge as we can about the universe around us. But you made it sound like NASA is taking funds away from other much needed scientific endeavors when they are not.

 

[BEAM]

Ok, that's your opinion and I respect it. My point was there's hundreds of thousands of people who enjoy this news because knowledge is never bad. It's always wonderful to gain as much knowledge as we can about the universe around us. But you made it sound like NASA is taking funds away from other much needed scientific endeavors when they are not.

It doesn't matter how much people enjoy this news/knowledge; It's a frivolous luxury. Discoveries such as this are purposeless right now because we can't act on them, and infinitely less important than what's happening here, that we can act on.

Funds being spent on discoveries such as this can indeed be better utilized; Because you know what people would enjoy more than knowing there's an Earth-like planet out there? Improved life on planet Earth.

.. I am sure we can thank some of our advances in technology to space exploration ..

Scientists probably came across these advances while thinking about how to travel and survive in space.

Then, the proprietary knowledge behind these techniques are eventually trickled down to the private sectors for-profit and mass consumption.

So, space research is not completely useless ..

While questions about space may have provided answers to questions here on Earth, let's not use that as a defense for why those questions were asked in the first place.

This particular discovery serves no real purpose other than as an answer to a question we don't actually have the luxury of asking right now, and a tidbit for people to enjoy while finding ways to cope with/hide from what's actually going on down here. We can't even go out there in a timely fashoin, so the fact that there's an Earth-like planet is moot.

But I'm being too harsh in this thread, obviously.

 

[Idiopathic Joker]

Ok, that's your opinion and I respect it. My point was there's hundreds of thousands of people who enjoy this news because knowledge is never bad. It's always wonderful to gain as much knowledge as we can about the universe around us. But you made it sound like NASA is taking funds away from other much needed scientific endeavors when they are not.

It doesn't matter how much people enjoy this news/knowledge; It's a frivolous luxury. Discoveries such as this are purposeless right now because we can't act on them, and infinitely less important than what's happening here, that we can act on.

Funds being spent on discoveries such as this can indeed be better utilized; Because you know what people would enjoy more than knowing there's an Earth-like planet out there? Improved life on planet Earth.

.. I am sure we can thank some of our advances in technology to space exploration ..

Scientists probably came across these advances while thinking about how to travel and survive in space.

Then, the proprietary knowledge behind these techniques are eventually trickled down to the private sectors for-profit and mass consumption.

So, space research is not completely useless ..

While questions about space may have provided answers to questions here on Earth, let's not use that as a defense for why those questions were asked in the first place.

This particular discovery serves no real purpose other than as an answer to a question we don't actually have the luxury of asking right now, and a tidbit for people to enjoy while finding ways to cope with/hide from what's actually going on down here. We can't even go out there in a timely fashoin, so the fact that there's an Earth-like planet is moot.

But I'm being too harsh in this thread, obviously.

So I ask again, what area of scientific fields of study are being under utilized because of NASA?

 

[BEAM]

So I ask again, what area of scientific fields of study are being under utilized because of NASA?

That's not what you asked before. This is a diff question.

I'm talking about money, resources. The resources necessary to keep NASA going could be used to solve problems ( pick whatever field you like, honestly ) and spread solutions that're actually applicable here, on Earth. Those resources could be used to attack issues head on, instead of happenstancing on new applications, all the while doing something else entirely; Something as literally "out there" as concerning ourselves with what's going on in, given our current state, an untouchable abyss.

So again, what purpose does knowing that there's an Earth-like planet (that we can't even relocate to, or get to in a timely fashion) all while destroying our own planet and a lot of things on it it serve?

 

[CapitalB]

I aways struggle to see the practicality in many of these space-related scientific discoveries.

Unless we plan on taking that planets resources to fix issues here on Earth, then why does this even matter?

This is all a waste of time and money, imo.

That is an incredibly bleak and frightening outlook on scientific exploration and discovery.

id rather them study the ocean..

the aliens are probably down there in that muthafucka while we so busy lookin up..

Ha. Hey boss that would make them a new species not an alien bro.

same shit. lol

 

[CapitalB]

I aways struggle to see the practicality in many of these space-related scientific discoveries.

Unless we plan on taking that planets resources to fix issues here on Earth, then why does this even matter?

This is all a waste of time and money, imo.

That is an incredibly bleak and frightening outlook on scientific exploration and discovery.

id rather them study the ocean..

the aliens are probably down there in that muthafucka while we so busy lookin up..

This ain't Pacific Rim fam.

lol truth is stranger than fiction myG..

 

[CapitalB]

I aways struggle to see the practicality in many of these space-related scientific discoveries.

Unless we plan on taking that planets resources to fix issues here on Earth, then why does this even matter?

This is all a waste of time and money, imo.

That is an incredibly bleak and frightening outlook on scientific exploration and discovery.

id rather them study the ocean..

the aliens are probably down there in that muthafucka while we so busy lookin up..

Ha. Hey boss that would make them a new species not an alien bro.

Unless they originated from out of space and set up shop in the ocean

i actually think if there is superior life out there..

how we be making cameras and shaping it like piles of elephant shit to be able to watch them on discovery channel..

what if they hid in the clouds and monitored us for the viewing pleasure of their peeps back at home??