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Potentially habitable planet TRAPPIST-1b may have a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere, The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere (www.livescience.com)
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[-] RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

I read a science fiction book from Iain M Banks over the holidays that was set in a rogue star system that was millions of light years away from the nearest galaxy. No matter how advanced that society could get, they would never be able to travel to the nearest star. They were doomed to isolation in their 1 star system basically. Compared to that, a mere 40 light-years at least gives the hope that it might one day be possible to travel there within a few life times (or less) of traveling.

[-] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Which book?

[-] RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Against a dark background

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