[Hostage]

No Muslim outreach noted. Winning?

[jim macomber]

Webb Hubble???

[Telepathic Intruder]

Atmospheres. More importantly, their content. Water vapor, oxygen.

[BitWielder1]

Let's hope it won't need corrective lenses like Hubble did, or a lot of service.

[TheCipher]

I like Ann Coulter's comment:

7 earth-like planets that could sustain alien life discovered. And today California granted them drivers licenses.

[ASOC]

So they find planets 40 light years away that might hold life...might.

Our Nation is literally drowning in debt, has an infrastructure falling to pieces and yet we are spending dough to find planets so far away the distance has to be expressed in light years? Oy vey!

I’m no Luddite.

I think weather-sats are the greatest thing since bread itself.

My sense that this is all a waste goes for manned visit to the dead and desolate world of Mars. Why? Robots will do a better job and even that can be seen as a waste.

I just think the money could be better spent on more worthwhile pursuits - like safe roads or fixing bridges. YMMV

[Nifster]

This is soooo far behind schedule and over budget....

That aside this article is a bit ahead of itself. Testing and flight readiness is still being done. Don’t hold your breath for lift off. Plus once residing at L2 there is NO way to service it. If anything goes wrong it’s a boat anchor

[TheNext]

Aperture should be diameter of the solar system not a tennis court, then you will see the rivers on nearby plants.