News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Tesla Model 3 Sets New EV Cannonball Run Record. Parent comment

Re:Tesla Model 3 Sets New EV Cannonball Run Record by reaperducer on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @11:09AM (#16062131)
> NASA TESS on track to discover an explosion in habitable zone exoplanets.

Not a factor. Until we can travel many multiples faster than light, it doesn't matter how many things we can see far, far away.

You and I will both be centuries dead before that happens.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Tesla Model 3 Sets New EV Cannonball Run Record by arcticfox on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @11:30AM (#16062346)
> it doesn't matter how many things we can see far, far away.

Why does it "not matter" since we can't land on them in our lifetimes? It's still interesting.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Tesla Model 3 Sets New EV Cannonball Run Record by cornholio on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @12:19PM (#16062838)
The GP meant to say "it doesn't matter for SpaceX that we find new planets, since no rocket company will send anything there in the forseeable future". The GGP was pointing out that TESS itself is launched by SpaceX.
[ Parent | on HN ]