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Re:SpaceX craft overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to astero... by kbenson on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @11:40AM (#16325695)
While not everyone likely sees seeding Earth life on another planet as a problem, I think most would want to know if life existed there prior to that, since it helps us answer quite a few fundamental problems.
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Re:SpaceX craft overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to astero... by garmaine on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @04:02PM (#16327968)
Name one “fundamental” problem it would answer.
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Re:SpaceX craft overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to astero... by kbenson on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @06:16PM (#16328859)
I'm not sure why I used "problems". It's obvious to me I meant "questions", so likely I just misspoke. Knowing if life exists elsewhere at at certain minimal levels answers some fundamental questions.
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