[ETL]

An artist’s impression of HD 26965b and its star. Image credit: Sci-News.com.

[DannyTN]

This is a small I’ve fallen and I can’t get up for man,
and a giant I’ve fallen and I can’t get up for mankind.

[kjam22]

“A mere 16 light years away”. Means we will NEVER be where it is.

[tired&retired]

Too bad the artist did not have a sense of humor and put a face on it.

[Wuli]

Click bait using “super Earth” with very unscientific methods to say it.

[allendale]

“Just 16 light years away”. Does the author have any idea of the actual distance and the fact that the methodology that “discovers” these planets is at best unproven.

[Vaquero]

8x mass. I think I’ll stay at 1 G

[American in Israel]

8 and a half goes, yes that earth like if you dont mind weighing a half ton and dying in 30 seconds. Worth a couple century trip...

[C210N]

This method watches for the telltale jitters of stars as they are pulled back and forth by the gravitational tugs of an orbiting planet; the size of the wobble reveals the mass of the planet...

So, the data result is dependent on the how much was in the Big Gulp drink, when the astronomer put it down on the nearby table. A more or less full Big Gulp would result in a bigger planet mass.

So, you can see, the mass is dependent on the thirst level of the astronomer.

[kaehurowing]

Nanu Nanu

[airdalechief]

Bo Ma?

Is that a name or a fortune cookie?

[Conan the Librarian]

Hey! They discovered Vulcan.

Spock, come and take me to the stars!

[cld51860]

Should be able to reach it in three jumps in Elite Dangerous.

[nuke_road_warrior]

"A mere 16 Light Years away." we'll just hop in the Millennium Falcon and drop in on them next week.

[Slyfox]

[Sergio]

This planet revolves around the bright K-class dwarf star HD 26965 once every 42.4 days.

The author ignited a tweet storm by using the now socially unacceptable term "dwarf" star, rather than the preferred, "little person" star.

[Sawdring]

The should come out with 3D globes that show the locations of the 10 nearest star systems.

[Rio]

Sarah Palin can see it from her house!

[dangus]

8.47 earth masses is HUGE for a terrestrial planet.

[backwoods-engineer]

Why would we want to visit a hot planet with thousands of g’s of gravity that is so close to its sun it gets sterilized regularly by solar flares? And 16 light years away? We’ll never go there, I predict.

[piasa]

I wonder if someday, when aliens pick up the emissions from earth as they scan the skies, if all they will hear is the constant whining of the liberals that reside here, and decide to put us out of our misery.