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An article in the NY Times about these two planets is followed by reader comments that seem rather cautious as to the value of this announcement. One such comment apparently thinks NASA is being heavy handed to show itself relevant.
the reader comment:
- Mark
- New York, NY
Discovery of the wheel. Landing on the moon. Unmanned exploration of Mars. The iPhone. The printing press and movable type. The computer. The apple at Newton's feet. The thoughts and creations of Einstein, Shakespeare, Darwin, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Verdi. These are arguably a few of the watershed moments in human history. This Kepler NASA propaganda is no watershed moment. No one alive today, or their children, or grandchildren, and down the line will ever know whether these "Goldilocks" planets harbor life any more than do our own Goldilocks planets, Mars and Venus. This latest planet is 950 light years away. That's a pretty long distance. Seek Kepler planets? Okay. But put them in context. Shame on the Times for falling prey so uncritically to NASA's heavy-handed efforts to show itself relevant. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12...size-planets.html?hp
the rest of the comments are not what one would expect from the gullible publick.
Hey maybe they are not so gullible after all. Whatta u think?
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