counting Earths
Mar. 3rd, 2009 10:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kaydeefalls
Science fiction FTW: Kepler Spacecraft Will Search Cosmos for Earth-like Planets. (NY Times)
How cool is that, seriously?
The twenty-first century is when everything changes, and you've got to be ready. /torchwood
"In my 25 years of working with NASA this is the most exciting mission I’ve worked on," said Dr. Fanson, who will step down as project manager after the launching. "We are going to be able to answer for the first time a question that has been pondered since the time of the ancient Greeks. Are there other worlds like ours? The question has come down to us from 100 generations. We get to answer it. I find that tremendously exciting."
When a reporter departed from journalistic objectivity to venture a hope that other Earths are out there, Dr. Fanson happily joined in. "I hope the answer is yes," he said. "I hope the universe is teeming with planets like Earth."
How cool is that, seriously?
The twenty-first century is when everything changes, and you've got to be ready. /torchwood
