TMT Work to Resume Says Ige!

[TomK]

With respect, imagtek, I think you're jumping the gun.

1) Precise coordinates of bright pulsars are already known, as are their orbital periods, the thing that makes each one unique;

2) If you have RA and dec coordinates then by default you also have Galactic coordinates. It's simple to convert between the two systems. The TMT will not have any effect on this;

3) Spectral signatures of stars hosting exoplanets will not be a role the TMT will perform because it can already be done. Getting a spectrum of an exoplanet's atmosphere will be something the TMT will do and will tell us if that planet is one that could support life;

4) Although there is some research being carried out into a "warp" drive, I see no way of sending people outside our solar system in our lifetime.

The TMT and the ESO ELT will no doubt revolutionize our understanding of the universe, our Galaxy and perhaps our solar system, but I suspect discoveries of how to travel to the stars is still a very long way off. But the TMT will be part of that process if it's built.