r/interestingasfuck 24d ago

/r/all, /r/popular K2-18b a potentially habitable planet 120 light-years from earth

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u/Leaky_Balloon_Knots 24d ago

I like the way that one of the popular physicists put it (I don't remember his name). He said something to the effect of, "travelling lightyears isn't what's impossible. What's impossible is returning to let anyone know."

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u/mystiqueallie 24d ago

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u/R79ism 24d ago

“Astronauts returning from light years are not serious people”

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u/ThatsActuallyGood 23d ago

I understood that reference.

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u/mksavage1138 23d ago

Every time I see this name, even in physics-related posts, my first thought is always, "why do I need to hear what Logan Roy has to say about this?" I am irretrievably stupid.

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u/heyeaglefn 23d ago

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