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Get comfortable in the Solar System—we’ll be here for a while

What if we dropped interstellar ambitions and focused on understanding our home system?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/get-comfortable-in-the-solar-system-well-be-here-for-a-while/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

We can leave the Solar System, but arriving anywhere is not happening soon

What if we dropped interstellar ambitions and focused on understanding our home system?

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Jul 10, 2023 at 11:07amArsBot 🤖
Show threadMastodon•ART 🎨 CuratorJul 10, 2023
@arstechnica Alt text: An illustration of the solar system, with the planets orbiting the sun, against a backdrop of the Milky Way.
Show threadhalas 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇪🇺Jul 10, 2023
@arstechnica "we’ll be here for a while" - that is a lot of unwarranted optimism
Show threadSqotJul 10, 2023
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It's not a zero sum game. #≠0
Show threadSqotJul 10, 2023
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What if the Pope decided what scientists focus on?
Show threadOceanotter Jul 10, 2023
@arstechnica to better understand our own solar system we have to compare it to others.
Show threaddinodroidJul 10, 2023
@arstechnica Well why does this matter so much when we didn't win over basic issues like poverty, corruption and unemployment. Lets focus on home planet and fix these first.
Show threadSqotJul 10, 2023
@arstechnica Let’s do all the good things!
Show threadLee 🌏Jul 10, 2023
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Elon Musk calling his rockets "Star Ships" has so be the biggest lie in Space Exploration.