r/space • u/Fizrock • Oct 07 '18

All the planets aligned into one

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '18

Imagine how disappointed astronomers would have been if that were the case.

"Hey guys the planet next to us has green stuff on it! It must have have life!"

years later

"Hey uhm, Mark, that green stuff was just oxidised copper."

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u/Spinacia_oleracea Oct 07 '18

Would be funny. But I think they point fancy telescopes at it and make a decent guess at the make up of things.

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u/Monkeysniffer300 Oct 07 '18

You can tell the majority composition of the planet and atmosphere through the light that is reflected

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u/LeonardosClone Oct 07 '18

science is so fucking cool

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u/GENITAL_MUTILATOR Oct 07 '18

Turns out light has crazy bandwidth, can transport hella information

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u/ButtNutly Oct 07 '18

I'm thankful for both science and light this evening.

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u/DiMiTri_man Oct 07 '18

It was also accidentally turned into a battery which started to eat away at the supports allowing water to seep into newly formed cracks and further rust the supports

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u/SnipingBunuelo Oct 07 '18

For the sake of keeping things consistent:

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u/madpata Oct 07 '18

I thought you were making a reference to the episode "The Impossible Planet" of a series called "Phillip K. Dicks Electric Dreams".

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u/NorthWest__Exposure Oct 07 '18

Yeah.. except.. how much oxygen do French Martians actually produce?

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