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Ithink you sincerely underestimate how much money can be made in space. We're just cracking the tools and 1st benefits of micro-g production and biosciences. There needs to be only 1 succesful product that has to be produced in space to let asteroid mining companies have business plans viable for venture capital. As soon as there is some asteroid mining the cat's out of the bag and things will explode.

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It really doesn't, though. "Heartbeat-like" is used to describe a plehtora of vibrational patterns that have the iconic "heartbeat" pattern.

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If I can predict anything it’s that if the “dear moon” mission is a success and highly publicized, that will set many things off for the world for space flight.

>I'm not sure if this absurd thing I came up with is actually what you meant, but just in case it is, here is what I would say about it if I was right.

That aside, no, not at all. Fear is, as you say, very natural. Intentionally looking into topics you know will upset you is not. That's why I referenced doom-scrolling with 'doomer energy'. They start off their comment lamenting about how afraid of this thing they are, then come back and say "bad news everyone, it's actually really bad. This thing that might happen would ruin our lives, destroy society, and it could happen!". That's not just fear. If we're in the sport of irrationally reading into things -- I'd call that fear-mongering.

Me cautioning them against seeking out information that will upset them is not gatekeeping, it is very much me looking out for someone who does not seem to be doing too well. It is what we all have to do in the information age and the subset of social media.

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Sort of? The article doesn't state whether it's going to be open cycle or closed cycle.

But I'm assuming it's going to be a closed cycle solid core nuclear thermal rocket so presumably, no irradiation plume in the exhaust.

In my personal opinion, we won't be able to get off this planet in any significant way, until humanity develops a social structure different and a bit more politically advanced. We just don't have the culture yet to support more than small projects, and the big projects won't get off the ground until the species decides to stop fighting so much.

ATM, I see nothing more than small stuff in the inner planets. Mostly military buildup over Terra and lots of science. Maybe a billionaire hotel somewhere pretty.

There is no reason for colonizing the moon or Mars or even low Earth orbit that will ever come close to justifying the expense or hazards. Just because these things are so convincingly depicted in science fiction films or games doesn't make them any easier to do.

Political will may exist long enough to boots on the moon again, but it won't last long.

I've used "heartbeat" to describe a signal before that wasn't intended to mean sentient. Many of these space articles do publish very dramatic titles either way.

That’s a lot of “maybe”’s and what if’s. I suggest reading up on the subject of black holes. There are a lot of answers to your questions already out there in scientific literature, including stuff written for non-scientists. For some short, we’ll explained videos I recommend checking out h this YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@pbsspacetime.

I too don't like the clickbait nature of the title. But then again, back in 70's the discovery of pulsar was initially coined as Little Green Men. So dumbing down and stoking interest for the masses do help research as they provide more visibility and funding.

Let's see where this leads.

Let’s push Bikini Bottom somewhere else!

Hope that $20/kg becomes a reality in my lifetime.

Next 25 years we just begin with colonizing, then new doors will go open, also discussie points

For example, will mars go industrial path or science with life searching path? If mars want to be independent and create own economy, they will be very poor on paper but can be very rich because asteroids belt is near mars, for selling rare metals to the earth.

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Well let's hope it does

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In my opinion you can’t predict anything like this until a vehicle like starship or similar has been tested and proven for human&cargo flight.

If a vehicle like that doesn’t work, I don’t have much hope for what you mentioned tbh.