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06-17-2008, 02:01 PM
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| SFM Guru Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 38
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| We are not alone! At least in planetary terms, scientists have found 3, yes 3 earth like planets within 42 LY of us! so what does that mean? well if there's 3 within 42 LY of us, that mean earth like planets are not unique and that life can and probably has evolved elsewhere. Plus being only 42 LY away, that puts them almost within reach of us, now to pressure our grand governments to fund faster spacescraft that can getto these planets, take readings and return, we could have a craft there and back in 150 years or sooner if we really worked at it the full article: ESO 19/08 - A Trio of Super-Earths or Trio Of Super-Earths: Harvest Of Low-mass Exoplanets Discovered With HARPS (thanks to Chronos) So who's up to task for designing the ship to go visit these new earth's?  |
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06-17-2008, 04:02 PM
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| Still Alive   Realname: Andy Join Date: May 2006 Location: Syracuse NY USA Age: 24
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    | here's another article: Trio Of Super-Earths: Harvest Of Low-mass Exoplanets Discovered With HARPS |
| | It's easy to see in these tired eyes, that blood has no value in modern life. | All time is held in stars, and it tears me apart. | [_]|||||||[_] | backstept.blogspot.com | |
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06-17-2008, 04:41 PM
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| www.projectcosmos.net   Realname: Nate Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Age: 31
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| ^i was just about to say that  |
| www.projectcosmos.net - Tomorrow begins here. | |
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06-17-2008, 04:50 PM
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| Is Baaaaack...   Realname: Casper Del Blanco Join Date: May 2006 Location: Way Down In The Hole... Age: 36
Posts: 2,535
| Yeah, but think of the view! |
| My inner child got his ass kicked by my inner juvenile delinquent... Star Wars Reference Photos here. | |
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06-17-2008, 05:01 PM
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| SFM Guru Realname: El Lu Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Santiago - Chile Age: 25
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youhou ! we will soon learn to build valkiries ! | |
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06-17-2008, 05:37 PM
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| Moderator With Rocks In  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southampton Age: 25
Posts: 1,181
| Just wait until the new planet hunter probes are in position... they should be able to get a much better resolution and detect planets more along the lines of this one, rather than the hefty lumps with whacky orbits they've been picking up so far |
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06-17-2008, 05:56 PM
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| SFM Obsessed  Realname: Jedman67 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York
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| Its a matter of finding a telescope with the proper sensitivity and resolution. Just add $5-10 Billion and we will get somewhere ! Those planets are called "super"earth size because they are terrestrial planets instead of gas giants. I dont know if there is an appropriate term to describe it, but we still dont have the proper equipment to determine if there are any "near earth" planets |
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