Earth like planet found!

[Bryancd]

Wow, this is really exciting! And it's not too far away as well!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/08599202248900;_ylt=Aiq2Szn0rITyoq2.jwPzT6qs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNrc3R1Nm9wBGFzc2V0A3RpbWUvMjAxMDA5MzAvMDg1OTkyMDIyNDg5MDAEY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwM4BHBvcwM1BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5faGVhZGxpbmVfbGlzdARzbGsDZm91bmRhbmVhcnRo

[Rico]

Haven't they found a few now?  Seems like I heard of another one awhile back.  So when are those pointy-eared Vulcans showing up?

[Bryancd]

Haven't they found a few now?  Seems like I heard of another one awhile back.  So when are those pointy-eared Vulcans showing up?

Plenty of planets 400+ but most have been gas giants and located way too close to their star to support liquid water or life. The few rocky one's have also been way too close. There's what they call the "habitable zone", a distnace from a star where liquid water can exists. Also, the size of the planet and having a solid, rocky surface,

[Rico]

Yes, I know all that.  I meant another couple "earth-like" zone planets.  Seems to me there was a story a few months back about another one in the right part of the solar system and size, etc. to possibly support life - as we know it.

[Rico]

Ahh, here's one of the previous stories.  From back in March:

http://www.nowpublic.com/strange/planet-x-niburu-found-40-lights-years-away-earth

[Dangelus]

It's orbiting a red dwarf, maybe it's Krypton! ;)

[Bryancd]

Ahh, here's one of the previous stories.  From back in March:

http://www.nowpublic.com/strange/planet-x-niburu-found-40-lights-years-away-earth

Is it just me or does that 'discovery" seem fishy and dubious? Especially when The National Science Foundation and more accredited observers are hailing this is the first planet with the potential for liquid water on it's surface to be discovered. Another good article

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100930/ap_on_sc/us_sci_new_earths

[Rico]

If you Google search around, there have been several articles over the last couple years about this subject.  For me it doesn't matter a lot.  I have no doubt there are literally billions of planets out there with life on them.  As Carl Sagan used to say, "We are just tiny speck of star stuff in the vast universe!"

[moyer777]

MW ORBIT will be visiting it!  Can't wait for his report!

[Blackride]

Is it in the goldilocks zone?

[Blackride]

I am always fascinated with people and their want or need to know their is life on other planets.

[Bryancd]

Is it in the goldilocks zone?

Yep.