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[J0HNL3I]

I just saw this when i logged out hotmail after checking my emails and thought people might be intrested.

http://news.uk.msn.c...y-of-earth-twin

[marbatico]

dont get your hopes up, they dont even know for sure if there is liquid water on that planet

[nightmara]

greengoron89 wrote...

Unless, of course, we stumble upon some lost Prothean technology - then we'd really be in business.

Hahaha, good point. For the second thought... we'll have to fight with reapers after that

Modifié par nightmara, 06 décembre 2011 - 04:39 .

[LPPrince]

Interesting, but of course we'll need more information on it before we go crazy with excitement.

[TheBlackBaron]

greengoron89 wrote...

Furthermore, it's 600 light years away - I don't suppose we'd be colonizing it, or even getting a probe out there any time in the near future.

Unless, of course, we stumble upon some lost Prothean technology - then we'd really be in business.

Well, we may finally have proof that it's possible for particles to travel at FTL speeds. So it could happen eventually (obviously I don't see anything happening with it without us figuring that out). 

[C9316]

Looks like we might have another planet to over populate and destroy. Go humans...

[A-K-M]

Hardly a twin at 2.4 times the size and no solid surface.

[ObserverStatus]

greengoron89 wrote...

Furthermore, it's 600 light years away - I don't suppose we'd be colonizing it, or even getting a probe out there any time in the near future.

Unless, of course, we stumble upon some lost Prothean technology - then we'd really be in business.

Why not? A spaceship with a fusion drive the size of a Nimitz class super carrier could get there in a mere 6000 years.

[KenKenpachi]

Hmm that makes planet 200+ now I think we've found, and a few solids, some of which are better "Twin" matches, and one that is in the life zone, but its 4 times the size of Earth, so it would likely crush all but the strongest of us to live there.

Main problem with all of these studies is they depend on detection off of the wabble of the stars, IE visible light. And thats a horrible judge of what is or isn't somewhere. I mean for all we know we can watch the OPs planet and 600 years later see it being screwed over by giant mushroom clouds, meaning we went there now, and made it with FTL travel, we'll be in time for the BBQ of the planet.

[slimgrin]

It would be exciting indeed if they could somehow detect if there was life evolving there, but honestly, would that surprise anyone? We'll never actually get to a planet so far away.

[KenKenpachi]

Hmm I wouldn't say never slim, The Wrights once scoffed at the idea of planes going across the Atlantic, and they were the creators of maned flight. The Future always holds untold possibilities.

Modifié par KenKenpachi, 06 décembre 2011 - 05:35 .

[Thiefy]

oh i love reading about this kind of stuff! there was another one found when the second fantastic four movie came out too, but they were also talking about the size of the star it orbited. the star was a lot cooler than our own so the planet was much closer.

[Fishy]

I don't even know my neighborhood.

[Jonp382]

Sid Meier's Kepler-22b

[TheBlackBaron]

Jonp382 wrote...

Sid Meier's Kepler-22b

I lol'd.

[grregg]

greengoron89 wrote...

Space colonization in general is not on the horizon any time soon. I'm confident it will come in time, but we have a long way to go. I imagine the Moon would be the first thing we establish ourselves on - then the rest will slowly follow.

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Before it happens someone needs to work out a business plan. Until then there's no reason to colonize anything and scientific exploration doesn't pay the bills.

[Deathwurm]

I saw this Story this morning also and found it to be very exciting. At this point, though it really is all about Potential and we're far from being able to tell if that Potential can be realized.

We won't get to see the truth about this particular discovery in our Lifetimes, but it is pretty cool to be finding Planets in the "Life Zone" around other Stars.

[King Minos]

There have been quite a few announcements on planets that are capable of life. Anyone remember that scientists found a space bug capable of living in a vacuum?

[King Minos]

A bacteria I think it was.

[Isaidlunch]

Discovering a planet that could contain life (possibly including intelligent and genocidal aliens) one month away from 2012, coincidence? I think not.

[DarkDragon777]

My plan for galactic domination is proceeding as planned.