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Habitable planets
Ever heard creationists talk about how miraculous it is that Earth is positioned just in the right place to allow life? Well, someone dun' goofed:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ke...a_release.html
In it's short time in space, NASA's Kepler has already discovered 54 planets in our own galaxy (out of 100+ billions) which are positioned in what is known as habitable zone, or "goldilocks zone". That is the area around a star which is not too hot for water to evaporate, and not too cold for it to permanently freeze. Out of those 54 found, 6 are approximately Earth's size.
Pretty cool, huh?
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ke...a_release.html
In it's short time in space, NASA's Kepler has already discovered 54 planets in our own galaxy (out of 100+ billions) which are positioned in what is known as habitable zone, or "goldilocks zone". That is the area around a star which is not too hot for water to evaporate, and not too cold for it to permanently freeze. Out of those 54 found, 6 are approximately Earth's size.
Pretty cool, huh?
Originally Posted by Gormun
6 planets the size of Earth, or 6 Earth sized planets?
The term 'Earth sized' planets can refer to planets many times larger, that are possibly not habitable.
What's the difference? Come on, impress me with your English skills.
Besides, being in the goldilocks zone is not the only prerequisite for life
For example a planet that rotated on its axis the same speed as it did around its star would be too hot/too cold for habitation.
Hurrr durrr hurrrrr duuuuuuur. Deeeeerp.
Kepler only examined a fraction of a sky. Imagine the actual numbers. I bet there are planets identical to Earth in composition, in our own galaxy no less.
Now we just have to quit being retarded (as a global society) and get busy making colonies and whatnot.
LOL! Yeah right. We're going extinct before we colonize shit, Gorman. Haven't you seen Idiocracy?
But its still great news, but don't oversell it, and perhaps stop using science as mere ammunition for your anti-religious crusades ok?
Nah.
Originally Posted by Gormin
Hm? No thats not what I mean. Earth-sized is a jargon for a planet that is within a certain range. I can't remember specificly but to laymen like me it seems like quite a big deal, from memory planets up to 10x the size (possibly more or less) are classed as 'Earth-sized'.
Hmmmm. When I hear Earth-sized I imagine.....well, something the size of the Earth. I guess my brain is all weird.
I know, but we cannot colonise a planet we do not know about, right?
Lately I've been rather pessimistic about us colonizing any planet. And these ones Kepler found are too far for us to reach in the foreseeable future, so don't get all excited.
Hm? No, I mean, we spend billions of dollars on icecream, and spend more on McDonalds than on space programs. Even you can agree that is retarded.
T'was just a suggestion. It seems perverse, you and I both know that religion is just a comfort, so why seem so aggressive in you want to remove that comfort from lesser minds? Let them keep their comfort.
No, it's not just a comfort. I don't know about Australia, but in the United States it's also hindering the already pathetic scientific literacy: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0127141657.htm
PS: I wouldn't mind religion in the least - if it didn't hinder scientific education and/or civil rights.
Last edited by Odlov; Feb 9, 2011 at 04:02 AM.
Originally Posted by ugonadie6
If there are actual planets to be inhabited, they prolly already are...
Humans don't normally find it very troubling whenever a land they want is inhabited, so long as inhabitants don't have bigger guns.
Originally Posted by Gormin
Odlov was being sarcastic, I am sure
Not 100%.
As mentioned earlier, lately I'm not very optimistic for future generations.
Last edited by Odlov; Feb 9, 2011 at 06:09 AM.
