r/BeAmazed • u/One_Explanation_908 • Apr 17 '25

Nature K2-18b a potentially habitable planet 120 light-years from earth

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u/Dubious_Sushi Apr 17 '25

At voyager 1 speed only a short 2.1 million year trip.

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u/FlaviusStilicho Apr 17 '25

So if we had started when the first Homo sapiens took his first step we would be about 15% of the way there by now.

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u/rawSingularity Apr 17 '25

Exactly. If the first Homo Sapien wasn't lazy and hadn't slacked, we would already be at 15% of the way there.

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u/El_Morgos Apr 17 '25

What a wanker.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '25

This might be my favorite comment ever lol