Comment on HD 137010 b

• Zolidus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  9.974 years

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• ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s only 9 years for you!

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  • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ohhhhhhh, ok that’s clever!

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  • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Imagine getting there and finding out a ship left 50 years after yours that flies faster and arrived 2 years before yours!

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• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Just imagine sitting on a spaceship for 151 years to find out they got there first because in 151 years space travel tech has improved so much they can travel there in 35 years.

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  • plecks@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Unless we figure out FTL travel that wouldn’t be possible.

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      so with the solar mass of antimatter ponies that are propelling your spaceship, please tell me how yours works in reality.

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    • bufalo1973@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Alcubierre engine.

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  • tetris11@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Nah, Earth ran out of ideas in the 2020s

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    • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Maybe ChatGPT has some ideas

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      i mean shit this isn’t even my idea jerry pournelle wroute a short story about it ages ago

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