Comment on First atmosphere found around Earth-like planet LHS 1140b
someguy3@lemmy.world 4 days ago
But the only gas discovered in the atmosphere so far is helium, probably in the upper atmosphere, which on its own would not support life.
But there may be other, more life-sustaining gases, lower down.
tristynalxander@mander.xyz 4 days ago
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Imagine waiting for alien porn to download over the distance of several light years
Good thing I saved all those 50 Free Hours disks.
Illogicalbit@lemmy.world 4 days ago
On first pass, did not read that last word correctly.
Assuming communications travelled at light-speed, yes, “insane” is a word.
You could hold a conversation over a dozen generations.
notabot@piefed.social 4 days ago
It gets interesting if one, or both, sides invent a stasis system, so you don’t have one multi-generational, but probably multi subject, conversation, but each “generation” having a conversation like that, and going in to stasis while waiting for a response. People would have to find a way to communicate between generations as well as with the aliens.
someguy3@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Like the alien watching Friends.
vrek@programming.dev 4 days ago
If your thinking of the reference I think you are it was ally mcbeal which they referred to as “single female lawyer”…
someguy3@lemmy.world 4 days ago
youtu.be/-06ki92PyVY
teslekova@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
They also watched Friends, but as we all know, it sucks, because Ross, the largest Friend, does not simply eat the other Friends.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 days ago
For a hot second I thought you were talking about my buddy M who literally learned English from watching Friends