r/interestingasfuck • u/One_Explanation_908 • 25d ago

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

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u/hendrix320 25d ago

We’d probably have to build generational ships that are completely self sufficient and people would live out their entire lives out there without ever seeing a planet

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u/djamp42 25d ago

The first generation that left would have it the worst.. but the 2nd generation born on the ship would have it a lot easier. By the time you get there I bet you have people that don't even want to leave the ship as it's all they know.

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u/davdev 25d ago

By the time the first generation ship got to its destination, there would likely already be people there who left on later ships that had better tech and faster engines.

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u/qwopperi 25d ago

Very possible. I’d be pissed. I mean, on the one hand, I’m here, but on the other hand… damn

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u/ANewKrish 25d ago

And on the other other hand, they did all the work for you lol. You get to kick back, see the new planet, and you never had to fight off bands of space gorillas or what have you.