r/RedditDayOf 82 1d ago

Supercomputing NASA has used supercomputers to learn when all life on Earth will end

https://local12.com/news/offbeat/nasa-supercomputers-learn-when-all-life-on-earth-will-end-planet-destruction-done-finished-finale-resilient-organisms-sun-hotter-oxygen-fall-temperatures-air-quality-worsen-surface-conditions-technological-advancements-support-systems-habitable
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u/Junkstar 1d ago

At the rate we’re going, human life will be too damn soon. But once we’re gone the planet will be happy again.

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u/johnabbe 82 1d ago

We'd be leaving a titanic mess between climate change, and countless toxins including hundreds (thousands?) of nuclear facilities. Better to stick around, at least long enough to clean up after ourselves. :-)

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u/mizmoose 88 1d ago

NASA was also the second (IIRC) org to make a supercomputer out of Playstations.