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Promising discoveries about the potential for life on one of Saturn’s icy moons

98 points · 74 comments · geox

I_dream_of_Geni · 1790469671 · focus · HN ↗
OK... Serious question here: we find "life" (algae?) on one of Saturn's moons or one of Jupiter's moons. So, we spend ~$50 Billion (arguably much more) and find "life". So? Why is this important to people? There isn't one chance in (place your own word here) that we can do anything about it or even send humans there. Seriously want to know what people really think...
1. andrekandre · 1790475766 · focus · HN ↗
  > Seriously want to know what people really think...
  (in a vacuum) i think we would all be saying thats amazing and fundamentally change the way we see ourselves and place in the universe (science fiction becomes science fact) and open new possibilities for research and discoveries
  > find "life". So? Why is this important to people?
  when there are more down-to-earth problems right in front of us, i get this as well; why not use that money to fund free college for a couple years for all citizens etc etc

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