Kepler discovers Earth sized planet in habitable zone...

[Moorgan]

 

It's depressing to think about...one million years from now or so some advanced alien species might look at Earth which resembles current Mars, and they'll speculate what might have been here. 

Unfortunately Bieber and Nickleback will survive. Canada wins in the end...I've skipped ahead in the book of life and read the end. It's depressing.

[Mother Grabber]

Unfortunately Bieber and Nickleback will survive. Canada wins in the end...I've skipped ahead in the book of life and read the end. It's depressing.

the surface will be covered with twinkies, McDonalds french fries and cigarette butts.

[Moorgan]

the surface will be covered with twinkies, McDonalds french fries and cigarette butts.

I felt like putting a bullet between the

eyes of every Panda that wouldn't screw to save its species. I wanted to open the dump valves on oil tankers and smother all the French beaches I'd never see. I wanted

to breathe smoke.

 

[SmokinwithWilly]

In about 50 years, we are going to have the alien equivalent of a short bus land on the white house lawn and a bush or Clinton will probably be in office.

[ecu88]

In about 50 years, we are going to have the alien equivalent of a short bus land on the white house lawn and a bush or Clinton will probably be in office.

[Moorgan]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/07/24/nasa-estimates-1-billion-earths-in-our-galaxy-alone/

NASA estimates 1 billion ‘Earths’ in our galaxy alone

There are a billion Earths in this galaxy, roughly speaking. Not a million. A billion. We’re talking 1 billion rocky planets that are approximately the size of the Earth and are orbiting familiar-looking yellow-sunshine stars in the orbital “habitable zone” where water could be liquid at the surface.

Kind of makes the discovery a bit more "meh".

[Darth Biscuit]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/07/24/nasa-estimates-1-billion-earths-in-our-galaxy-alone/

NASA estimates 1 billion ‘Earths’ in our galaxy alone

There are a billion Earths in this galaxy, roughly speaking. Not a million. A billion. We’re talking 1 billion rocky planets that are approximately the size of the Earth and are orbiting familiar-looking yellow-sunshine stars in the orbital “habitable zone” where water could be liquid at the surface.

Kind of makes the discovery a bit more "meh".

Not really... That's an estimate and this is the first Earth like planet we've actually discovered... I have no doubt we'll find more, and probably in the next 20 years we'll find another earth... I just hope we can figure out a way to get there.

[pstall]

What if we are just getting closer to our future as it gets closer to its past (us)?

[jasonluckydog]

What if we're on Kepler-186f and people on a place called Earth just spotted us.