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60 light years is no different from 6000 light years as far as humans are concerned. Communication is out of the question.
by simonblack 3y ago
60 light years is no different from 6000 light years as far as humans are concerned. Communication is out of the question.
- CSSer 3y agoInter-generational pen pals sounds like an interesting concept. “Hello! In your last correspondence you mentioned some considerable climate policy challenges. Things are, um, heating up here, you see, and we were just wondering… Do you think you could share some pointers? The last message we received from Randall was so kind. We’d love to hear how his offspring is faring!”
- decremental 3y ago[dead]
- DerekL 3y agoThe article was about life, not intelligent or technological life, so communication isn't relevant.
- simonblack 3y agoMaybe so, but my point remains. Communication/knowledge collecting whether by intelligent life-forms 'over there', or by humans actually going over there and looking, or by Terran robot systems going over there and looking on our behalf are just not feasible. Humans are hampered by their extremely short life-spans and generations. And the Universe is unbelievably huge.
- 8note 3y agoCloser stuff describes what kinds of telescopes you should build