Uranus's Moon Cressida is Doomed

[CygnusX-1]

The first measurement of the mass of a small Uranian moon suggests it will be obliterated by smashing into another moon in a mere million years.

By Ken Croswell

Full story: New Scientist

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

The first measurement of the mass of a small Uranian moon suggests it will be obliterated by smashing into another moon in a mere million years.

*gets popcorn*

 

[rootone]

A million years is a lot longer than humans have existed.

 

[UsableThought]

A million years is a lot longer than humans have existed.

Not only that, but humans have eaten popcorn for less than six thousand years at best: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn#History

 

[stoomart]

A million years is a lot longer than humans have existed.

Our future race could have some cool toys if we survive and continue to progress technologically for that long:

http://mkaku.org/home/articles/the-physics-of-interstellar-travel/

 

[rootone]

I really don't want to imagine what facebook would be like in a million years.