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I guess the "europeans" will repeat their exploration techniques on the "natives" of this new planet just like they did, ahem...here.
If past history is any indication, this new planet will be "colonized" just as soon as they let their guard down when their new "friends" numbers triple.
Seems we have heard this claim multiple times before. Didn't they claim to have found something like four potential earths in the Gliese system alone?
In any event, since it is 500 light years away, if we ever figure out how to travel at near light speed, we can get there in a little over 500 years. I suppose if we also manage artificial intelligence (that remains loyal to us) then we can send robots, or perhaps we can cryogenically freeze some people and have the robots steer the ship. That is of course, if we can shield the ship from the radiation.
Of course because of time relativity, anyone who did make the trip would come back to an earth very different from the one that sent them, that is, if earth survived at all.
If...if..if... who knows if any of it will ever be possible? But it is fun to think about.
And of course there are the damned xenomorphs to worry about, but I digress.
Nah...once we get our ships to do Warp 9...could be there for lunch today.
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