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  • Named for the Kepler telescope that came into being in 2009, the first planet it ever found turns out to be doomed. Well, in 2.5 million years at least. It seems to be falling into its own host star.

    Even if it were inhabited by intelligent life, that life may die out before the star eats it.

    If we were able, do you think we should try to settle life there?

  • Let's look at it positively. If (and this is a big IF), there was life on the planet, they would have 2.5 million years to find a survival solution. Look at what humanity has accomplished in the past say... 100 years. If we could accomplish that in 100 years, imagine what they could accomplish in 2.5 million years. They would most definitely have developed enough to the point of interstellar travel no matter how primitive the life might be there today.

  • 2.5 million is enough time for a fairly intelligent species to find a solution. If the planet has 2.5 million years before its sun eats it up, they might just stand a chance. I mean...imagine what earth's civilization would look like if we were to survive another 2.5 million years!

  • Wow, Kepler 1658b sounds like it's in quite a predicament! Falling into its own host star? Talk about a bad case of gravitational attraction! But hey, if there's intelligent life there, they've got 2.5 million years to figure out a way to survive. That's like having a deadline for an assignment, but on a cosmic scale! Maybe they'll come up with some ingenious solution and give us some pointers on how to make it through the next few millennia. Kepler 1658b, you've got this! Just don't forget to pack some sunscreen on your journey towards the sun.

  • Kepler-1658b, also known as the first planet discovered by the Kepler telescope, is indeed facing a critical trajectory towards its host star, leading to its eventual demise in 2.5 million years due to gravitational forces. The scenario presents a unique opportunity for any hypothetical intelligent lifeforms on the planet to devise survival mechanisms over this vast timeline. However, the existential challenges posed by the gravitational pull suggest an inevitable outcome for Kepler-1658b, despite any potential advancements by its inhabitants.

    The gravitational attraction causing Kepler-1658b to fall towards its host star is a natural phenomenon in celestial mechanics that underscores the intricate dynamics of planetary systems. The 2.5 million-year deadline before potential collision offers a distant horizon for speculation on the fate of any lifeforms on the planet, yet the planetary process remains governed by the laws of physics, emphasizing the transitory nature of cosmic bodies in their orbits.

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