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Clay Morgan's avatar

Thank you for actually science-based, planetary real estate research. I never find this anywhere, and I'm 3.5 months old in Neptune time, old enough to remember when they tried to make Pluto a DEI hire planet.

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Lauren Greenwood's avatar

I'll never get over humanity's despicable treatment of Pluto... Shameful!!!

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drea.m.r.76's avatar

By the way, Uranus is awesome! 👽

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Lauren Greenwood's avatar

Why, thank you!

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Alter Kacker's avatar

“dwarf planets . . . and Oort Cloud” — evidence that J.R.R. Tolkien was an astronomer.

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Sara Castaneda's avatar

love this so much! after this i am in a planet dilemma on which planet to inhabit. i agree with your assessment of mars though. so overhyped. mars is very yesteryears.

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Stephen D Forman's avatar

If you don't mind the commute, it's worth looking at exoplanets like Kepler-186f or TRAPPIST-1b. Both are non-smoking and pet-friendly, and you can find some screaming deals right now.

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Lauren Greenwood's avatar

Oooooh will defo look into these. Thanks!

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Alter Kacker's avatar

Uranus — the planet named for the express purpose of getting 14-year-old boys interested in astronomy. Anyone who has ever worked with astronomers can testify that it worked.

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Lauren Greenwood's avatar

I'm not sure I understand. What's wrong with the name? I was simply expressing my deeply penetrating love for Uranus.

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Alter Kacker's avatar

Just wait til you’re a 14-year-old boy. Then you’ll get it.

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Lauren Greenwood's avatar

I wish I could swap my upcoming perimenopause for becoming a 14-year-old boy.

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Rick McClelland's avatar

Mars dead last for sure. The craziest people are hellbent on getting there at any cost. The chances of running back into them are way too high.

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Lauren Greenwood's avatar

My feelings EXACTLY.

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