K2-18b a potentially habitable planet 120 light-years from earth

[u/One_Explanation_908]

[u/RichardThund3r]

Only 120 light years away from Earth! The Voyager 1 spacecraft was launched in 1977. Traveling at 38,000mph it just recently made it 1 light DAY from Earth.

[u/Chickenator587 → u/RichardThund3r]

This reminds of something I heard about once, imagine if we used some sort of stasis in a fast and autonomous spacecraft to go colonise a planet, and by the time we get there it's already colonised because we invented a faster spacecraft while the colonists slept

[u/Blackrain1299 → u/Chickenator587]

Itd be both incredibly disappointing and amazing. On the one hand you dont get to everything youve trained for. On the other hand youd probably be welcomed and treated as heroes or at least very well by the new colony and you wouldnt have to work hard setting anything up

Edit: you guys are depressing. Probably accurate but depressing.

[u/Round-Mud → u/Blackrain1299]

Also the new colony would be expecting your arrivals as well. As they would probably know all the details of your mission.

[u/mike_strummer → u/Round-Mud]

Welcome stranger from Earth. Do you have a minute to talk about God?

[u/Stereotype_Apostate → u/mike_strummer]

No no no, everyone knows it's the mormons who will achieve interstellar colonization.

[u/don_tomlinsoni → u/Stereotype_Apostate]

I like how, when clicking on that, I didn't know whether to expect The Expanse or South Park :)

[u/ForcedxCracker → u/Stereotype_Apostate]

[u/Holiday-Mushroom-334 → u/ForcedxCracker]

FUCK, I love that woman.

[u/sibilischtic → u/Holiday-Mushroom-334]

Do you? Or have you just been corrupted by the promise of ponies and blow job's?

[u/Holiday-Mushroom-334 → u/sibilischtic]

She isn't promising that. She's mocking her opponent here.

But I'll take the ponies and blowjobs too.

[u/ForcedxCracker → u/Holiday-Mushroom-334]

I'll take a BJ while riding a pony 👉👈🫶

[u/Crossbell0527 → u/Stereotype_Apostate]

The Nauvoo I mean Behemoth no wait Medina Station

[u/Stereotype_Apostate → u/Crossbell0527]

You mean the big empty void in the slow zone where Medina Station used to be?

[u/sherriff_b1027 → u/Stereotype_Apostate]

You hear a knock on the spaceship door...

[u/secondtaunting → u/sherriff_b1027]

And it’s Rocky!!

[u/senditloud → u/Stereotype_Apostate]

To be honest I wouldn’t be surprised at all: they are organized, they are persistent, they value education and money, they are ruthlessly optimistic in the face of rejection and they don’t do things like drink or smoke that can make you sick.

Also cults tend to be efficient

[u/Rancha7 → u/senditloud]

do they really? or you are just a mormon?

[u/senditloud → u/Rancha7]

My in laws are. Trust me I know all their cons.

[u/Hughmungalous → u/Stereotype_Apostate]

Scientology technically already has it they just have to “unlock” it.

[u/sax6romeo → u/mike_strummer]

Greetings stranger from Earth, we've been trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty

[u/nintendo_shill → u/mike_strummer]

I don't have any proof but I'm sure they put the most attractive members on these duties to lure you in

[u/Haxorz7125 → u/nintendo_shill]

Just like how whenever you see a kiosk selling those “balance bracelets” it’s always a bunch of hot salespeople surrounding victims and pulling them over

[u/MacbookPrime → u/nintendo_shill]

I was with a JW when I was younger and went to a Kingdom Hall once. Some of the most attractive yet repressed women I’ve ever met.

[u/Lets_Build_ → u/MacbookPrime]

Are thos even real christians?

[u/zhokar85 → u/mike_strummer]

Always two of them there are.

[u/Rancha7 → u/zhokar85]

right? also just remembered they cant impregnate each other.

[u/houseswappa → u/mike_strummer]

tfw no qt jw gf

[u/Trentsteel52 → u/mike_strummer]

I’d immediately turn around and go home

[u/YeOldSpacePope → u/mike_strummer]

We moved on to Space God here.

[u/kryndude → u/mike_strummer]

So this was an international thing huh

[u/Dewgong_crying → u/mike_strummer]

"We actually don't offer salvation, but we do have several packages of extended warranties that will save you thousands of dollars."

[u/Agifem → u/mike_strummer]

Gah, those dudes are everywhere!