Who else is excited about Pluto?

[sight-pin]

Is that the 'only one species per galaxy' theory then?

How is distance the problem? They are either there or they ain't!

It would take us 100,000 years years at light speed just to cross our own galaxy, (186,000 miles per sec)

 

[SpokeyDokey]

It would take us 100,000 years years at light speed just to cross our own galaxy, (186,000 miles per sec)

Yes I am aware of the speed of light and the size of our galaxy and the vast gulfs between the billions of galaxies in the observable universe.

But my point was...distance is not a problem as to whether or not other 'beings' exist out there. It is merely a problem in terms of us knowing whether they do or not.

It was a tad TIC to be fair.

 

[sight-pin]

Unless they pop down here soon, i think it'll be many years before we're know the the answer to that, (know what you mean though). Surely their must be other species somewhere out there, as you know by the amount of billions of other planets / / galaxies etc,
Didn't astronomers and scientist mathematically work out the odds one time?

 

[Foghat]

Take Io, for example, or Titan. These spherical objects are called 'moons' - but they are truly alive. In fact, in my opinion both are more interesting than the planets they go round. All right, Titan is a moon of Jupiter, the largest object in the solar system outside of the sun - so it easily makes the grade 'planet'. But what is Jupiter? Nothing more than a big ball of swirling gas. Titan, however, has an atmosphere, lakes, seas and mountains. In fact, it's more like Earth than any other object known in the Solar System. And Io orbits Saturn, which is similar to Jupiter except that it's more visually stunning on account of its rings. And how about Europa? This 'moon' is almost certain to have water and could (that's Could with a capital C) have life.

Io is indeed fascinating - I once wrote a thesis on its tidal heating. I think it can be found orbiting Jupiter, though - and Titan Saturn!

 

[Foghat]

Surely their must be other species somewhere out there, as you know by the amount of billions of other planets / / galaxies etc,

It always pays to recall photos like this when considering that question.....

 

[Jimmy Doug]

Io is indeed fascinating - I once wrote a thesis on its tidal heating. I think it can be found orbiting Jupiter, though - and Titan Saturn!

Oh yeah. I mixed 'em up. Will correct.

 

[anothersam]

Io is indeed fascinating - I once wrote a thesis on its tidal heating

As you do.

Seriously, you never know what people know until you ask them. I guess you just have to ask them the right question. Now I know who to go to to explain this puzzler:

What does Q mean again?

 

[Jimmy Doug]

Attention all Pluto nerds. There's an app for that!

 

[Profpointy]

As you do.

Seriously, you never know what people know until you ask them. I guess you just have to ask them the right question. Now I know who to go to to explain this puzzler:

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What does Q mean again?

I'm guessing but is Q the "fudge factor" or "magic number" - let's say "tidal heating co-efficient"
The other values look like semi-familiar quantities to me

 

[Yellow Fang]

I am not very excited about Pluto, but I am quite excited about Ceres. It's a dwarf planet hiding in the Asteroid Belt. A good base for an asteroid mining operation, I should think, although the gravity is a little low.

 

[buggi]

Well I wasn't but I am now... Your enthusiasm is infectious LOL

 

[Custom24]

Didn't astronomers and scientist mathematically work out the odds one time?

You probably mean the Drake equation. It more shows how little we understand the odds than anything else, because many of the factors in it are unknown, and overall it can lead to a universe teeming with intelligent life, or one where we are alone.

 

[sight-pin]

You probably mean the Drake equation. It more shows how little we understand the odds than anything else, because many of the factors in it are unknown, and overall it can lead to a universe teeming with intelligent life, or one where we are alone.

That's the one, Cheers. http://www.seti.org/drakeequation

 

[Mugshot]

But my point was...distance is not a problem as to whether or not other 'beings' exist out there. It is merely a problem in terms of us knowing whether they do or not.

I thought the issue was that they were waiting until we were able to achieve warp speed before they revealed themselves to us.

 

[classic33]

I thought the issue was that they were waiting until we were able to achieve warp speed before they revealed themselves to us.

And if they walk amongst us?