How about space friends? Why would they become our enemies? We could swap science, music, art, comedy, maybe even food too would be compatible if they are also carbon based life forms. If they aren't carbon based lifeforms, imagine the differences in perceptions that would lead to differences in scientific methods, theories. Maybe they would see things we simply cannot and vise versa, we could trade perceptions, growing each other's understandings. It would be magical and only the first of many as their existence would imply the existence of many others too.

I've never understood the belief that one would feel threatened by the existence of alien civilizations. Having spent decades learning about the nature of reality, space, physics... Confirmation of lifeforms elsewhere would be spectacular, humbling, exciting and nothing short of hope inducing. We would not be alone, how amazing, how thrilling. The infinite expanse would not be so empty of meaning nor so seemingly pointless, in all its incredible beauty and diversity.

Just curious, but wouldn’t it be Jupiters magnetosphere, causing the auroras?

I’m at the point to where I see my existence as futile, no one knows why we exist and wander about our meaningless jobs and activities. I think finding proof of alien life would give hope to us who haven’t been brainwashed by religion, I believe our consciousness lives on, I’m tired of being misled by society about why we do what we do.

Existence is too much to bear, if there is a god who created him, if the universe ends what’s on the other side? It’s infinite, I’m ok with risking this life to learn more before I die ignorantly.

The US considers anything past 50 miles in altitude to be space, and, in a manner of definition, they're not necessarily wrong. You can do more than one orbit at this altitude. "Space" is a human construct, so any definition is really going to fit human needs. In any case, 60,000 feet is not "space" by any reasonable definition.

It's the rocets that go not the balloon. I could just see a rocket dragging a balloon behind it.

What about a balloon with rocket boosters attached to it?

A perceived common enemy even if not actually an enemy might help unite at least a portion of humanity. The rest will behave like ill-mannered children regardless.

Exactly right

You're not wrong but you can clearly see what the comment was saying; I can't find many (any) satellites that are continuously operating at or below 100km, whereas I can for those above.

I'll add the word "significant" to further clarify this

It's the defined transition, you'd be arguing with the wrong guy on that.

I maybe should've said "up to 100km isn't space" but that's not an argument I thought I'd have had to have, tbh.

I agree that extraterrestrial life is statistically assured but even if/when humanity finds irrefutable proof of it we will not be ready. We humans are a self centered, narcissistic, and arrogant lot who would instantly be threatened by the idea that another life form actually exists. Look around at how we fight over pieces of dirt or personal beliefs or who/what we love. Adding actual “aliens” to this mix would be terrible. Best we continue to roll along with the fact that we are the only ones out here. At least until humanity has advanced beyond these petty notions of superiority.

With the distance these galaxies are from earth, they have already collided right?

Says nothing about our future

You can instead do it as a hobby. There's lots of stuff you can do without a degree and fulltime employment

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Figure out how to set Planck’s constant to 1, become purely wave like in nature.

Easy.

Funny what Gravity and a few billion years can make happen going from a random state to and inevitable conclusion.

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Everytime I'm told it's visible in Scotland it's usually cloudy, I'll get to see great photos online later from like 30 miles away

Got something similar for you, fam.

When will they finally say “hey we found aliens” were all desperately and anxiously waiting for that moment. We all know it’s imminent

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Wouldn't that just mean that the moon has a sufficiently sized magnetic field

Me neither! That's so cool. :)

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