One Earth is not enough for NASA

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So there’s this show, you might have heard of it, called Battlestar Galactica. And on the show, the human race is on the hunt for a mystical planet called Earth. Now, we humans today don’t share their problem, because we’re actually on Earth already. But for NASA, that’s not enough. Tomorrow, they are launching a telescope into space that is looking for other sustainable planets. We’re checking in with Mile’s O’Brien, The Takeaway’s intergalactic correspondent for more on this mission.

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