"New Exoplanet Could Be Earth’s Cousin..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 17 Apr 2014 9:47 p.m. PST |
…Or Something Totally Alien. "Astronomers are one step closer to discovering Earth Two. They have found an exoplanet slightly larger than our own, orbiting a star at a distance where it could have liquid water on its surface.But before you hop on a spaceship looking for a change of scenery, keep in mind that scientists have fairly little information about this new exoplanet, including its mass and composition. From what they can tell, the place is similar to our own world, though not quite Earth's twin."We consider it more of an Earth cousin," said astronomer Elisa Quintana of NASA's Ames Research Center, lead author of a paper about the finding appearing today in Science. "It's got the same size and characteristics, but a very different parent star."…"
Full article here.
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Armand |
| darthfozzywig | 17 Apr 2014 10:18 p.m. PST |
They're 500 light years from us, so we might as well launch the nukes now and get a head start, just in case they're anything like us. |
 Legion 4   | 18 Apr 2014 8:08 a.m. PST |
Hopefully they aren't like us … And all are much prettier !  |
| Tango01 | 18 Apr 2014 11:21 a.m. PST |
LOL! (Smile). Amicalement
Armand |
| Sigwald | 18 Apr 2014 11:48 a.m. PST |
Kepler-186f Meh. They really should have named it Klendathu |
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