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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2013 20:37:54 GMT -6
Space.com Five Planets Discovered, One Potentially Habitable
by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer Date: 19 December 2012 Time: 12:01 AM ET A sun-like star in our solar system's backyard may host five planets, including one perhaps capable of supporting life as we know it, a new study reports. Astronomers have detected five possible alien planets circling the star Tau Ceti, which is less than 12 light-years from Earth — a mere stone's throw in the cosmic scheme of things. One of the newfound worlds appears to orbit in Tau Ceti's habitable zone, a range of distances from a star where liquid water can exist on a planet's surface. With a minimum mass just 4.3 times that of Earth, this potential planet would be the smallest yet found in the habitable zone of a sun-like star if it's confirmed, researchers said. Read More : www.space.com/18967-nearby-habitable-alien-planet-tau-ceti.html
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Post by lois on Jan 6, 2013 21:59:51 GMT -6
Space.com Five Planets Discovered, One Potentially Habitable
by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer Date: 19 December 2012 Time: 12:01 AM ET A sun-like star in our solar system's backyard may host five planets, including one perhaps capable of supporting life as we know it, a new study reports. Astronomers have detected five possible alien planets circling the star Tau Ceti, which is less than 12 light-years from Earth — a mere stone's throw in the cosmic scheme of things. One of the newfound worlds appears to orbit in Tau Ceti's habitable zone, a range of distances from a star where liquid water can exist on a planet's surface. With a minimum mass just 4.3 times that of Earth, this potential planet would be the smallest yet found in the habitable zone of a sun-like star if it's confirmed, researchers said. Read More : www.space.com/18967-nearby-habitable-alien-planet-tau-ceti.html This is fascinating Cliff. The distance grows closer with everyone they find. Some day people will know life out there is much closer than they think. I'm speaking of the non believers.
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