A new planet just right for life?

VL-Adam · Post #1 (**permalink**) 10-01-2010, 11:57 PM

Scientists have recently discovered a new planet outside of our solar system that is predicated to have life just like Earth.

Your thoughts?

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100929/...sci_new_earths

cableguy · Post #2 (**permalink**) 10-02-2010, 12:15 AM

I wouldn't reference anything yahoo news, unless i wanted to look yahoo.

VL-Adam · Post #3 (**permalink**) 10-02-2010, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by cableguy

I wouldn't reference anything yahoo news, unless i wanted to look yahoo.

It's all over the news. Take a look at Google. Many news results.

http://www.google.com/search?q=new+p...ient=firefox-a

ldcdc · Post #4 (**permalink**) 10-02-2010, 01:18 PM

It's a bit of a stretch to really conclude anything at this point about this particular planet. The interesting part is that they found a planet with real potential so fast, which greatly increases the chances of life outside the Earth.

Caronet-Hesham · Post #5 (**permalink**) 10-03-2010, 04:47 AM

It's actually very interesting news, endless possibilities

serveion · Post #6 (**permalink**) 10-03-2010, 12:15 PM

Thank you for the news, i will be nice to have life in other planet everyday its a day close. to find life outside Earth

Blue · Post #7 (**permalink**) 10-03-2010, 09:56 PM

And if there is life on that planet? So what?
It's millions of miles away.

Some of the billions of dollars that are wasted on space research would go a long long way to eliminating poverty and hunger right here on our own planet.

Why not let them spend the money discovering us?

David Gonzales · Post #8 (**permalink**) 10-04-2010, 04:21 AM

I too agree with Blue ,worry about life on this planet i.e earth rather somewhere else.

SenseiSteve · Post #9 (**permalink**) 10-04-2010, 10:13 AM

While I agree more should be spent helping us, it's still fascinating that there may be life on another planet.

serveion · Post #10 (**permalink**) 10-04-2010, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue

And if there is life on that planet? So what?
It's millions of miles away.

Some of the billions of dollars that are wasted on space research would go a long long way to eliminating poverty and hunger right here on our own planet.

Why not let them spend the money discovering us?

that so true,

junkie · Post #11 (**permalink**) 10-05-2010, 07:38 PM

We could plan a mission to that planet, but i hear NASA has no money now.

ldcdc · Post #12 (**permalink**) 10-06-2010, 12:28 PM

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It's about 120 trillion miles away, so it would take several generations for a spaceship to get there.

Seems a bit far to make it worthwhile sending a mission there. Maybe some day when the pace of developing new technologies reaches a plateau or slows down, it would make sense to. Otherwise, the mission may end up being just money thrown out into space, with subsequent possible missions being far cheaper and better prepared than the initial one, maybe traveling faster too.