The closest planet which is believed could possibly support human life is orbiting Proxima Centauri. It is only 5,880,000,000,000 miles away (give or take a million or so). The greatest speed man has ever achieved is 24791 miles an hour. So, if we could build a ship that could maintain that speed for the 237 million, 182 thousand and 848 years it would require, and somehow maintain life support and have no mechanical failures, we could get there. At that point, there is really no way of knowing if it could actually support life. And, assuming that it could, the life it is supporting is quite likely to decide “there goes the neighborhood” and shoot us out of their sky. We aren’t even willing to put out the effort to quit using the fossil fuels that are destroying the fragile ecosystem we have. Humans are able to breath a very specific atmosphere, eat foods that are produce by a very specific range of soil, etc. We are a part of this earth, when we destroy it to the point that it will no longer support our life there are no viable alternatives that aren’t science fiction— with an emphasis on the FICTION part.
Auntie Socialist about 4 years ago
Who’s lunch am I supposed to colonize?
Michael G. about 4 years ago
Whose universe is it, anyway? OURS! Says so in that “book”.
Doctor Toon about 4 years ago
The door to the refrigerator is the portal to the multiverse
Diane Lee Premium Member about 4 years ago
The closest planet which is believed could possibly support human life is orbiting Proxima Centauri. It is only 5,880,000,000,000 miles away (give or take a million or so). The greatest speed man has ever achieved is 24791 miles an hour. So, if we could build a ship that could maintain that speed for the 237 million, 182 thousand and 848 years it would require, and somehow maintain life support and have no mechanical failures, we could get there. At that point, there is really no way of knowing if it could actually support life. And, assuming that it could, the life it is supporting is quite likely to decide “there goes the neighborhood” and shoot us out of their sky. We aren’t even willing to put out the effort to quit using the fossil fuels that are destroying the fragile ecosystem we have. Humans are able to breath a very specific atmosphere, eat foods that are produce by a very specific range of soil, etc. We are a part of this earth, when we destroy it to the point that it will no longer support our life there are no viable alternatives that aren’t science fiction— with an emphasis on the FICTION part.
spaced man spliff about 4 years ago
5,880,000,000,000 multiplied by about 4.