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Re:Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox”: The Percolation Theory Hypothesis by gkfasdfasdf on Friday December 25, 2020 @11:03AM (#25537176)
I think it's about time we started sending probes to other systems. Sure it could take 50-100 years before the probe sent back any meaningful data - but imagine how extraordinary that would be for future generations. Seems like we have the technology for it.
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Re:Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox”: The Percolation Theory Hypothesis by maxerickson on Friday December 25, 2020 @12:02PM (#25537558)
We don't even have the science for it.

https://www.universetoday.com/15403/how-long-would-it-take-t...

And then it would be one of the most significant engineering projects in history.

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Re:Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox”: The Percolation Theory Hypothesis by rini17 on Friday December 25, 2020 @06:15PM (#25539880)
No way. The gravitational lens telescope mission merely >550 AU away is estimated to take 40 years with today's tech.
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