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Scientists discover three 'potentially habitable' planets
Yahoo ^ | 05/02/2016 | Marlowe Hood

Posted on 05/02/2016 10:19:44 AM PDT by Phlap

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... a mere 39 light years away,...

And that is only 234 trillion miles. Given our current best propulsion system, we will never get there.

1 posted on 05/02/2016 10:19:44 AM PDT by Phlap
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And by being tidal locked in a very close orbit to flaring red dwarf stars means no, they’re not inhabitable.


2 posted on 05/02/2016 10:22:14 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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We will as soon as they finish reverse engineering those alien ships Bob Lazar was working on at Groom Lake near Area 51

(I really do believe this)


3 posted on 05/02/2016 10:22:28 AM PDT by Mr. K (Trump will win NY state - choke on that HilLIARy)
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But they will fly there at night, silly


4 posted on 05/02/2016 10:23:16 AM PDT by Mr. K (Trump will win NY state - choke on that HilLIARy)
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Only a couple of challenges to overcome, and we’ll go check them out.

Like, radio signals would take 40 yrs to go back and forth between earth and any space machines sent there.


5 posted on 05/02/2016 10:26:07 AM PDT by lurk
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Why would we want to go there? We’re in the 21st Century, having seen around 100 million die in the 20th Century due to Communism/Socialism, and yet humanity is still pushing for it.

The United States, the only real defense against it, is itself in total disarray, and China is growing to be a global threat and linked to Russia, also a global threat.

So why go and F up another planet? If we’re going to wink out, lets do it without infecting other places.

Those apocalyptic movies from the 50s 60 and 70s, any one of those loom on our horizon in case anyone didn’t know it.

We’re hanging by a thread here, with a snake-charmer doing his best to screw up our only real chance to turn this all around.

Oui...


6 posted on 05/02/2016 10:27:01 AM PDT by DoughtyOne
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But they will fly there at night, silly

Exactly. And they'll need some SPF 50000 sunscreen for after dawn. These things can be solved.

7 posted on 05/02/2016 10:27:14 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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The variables for life on our plant such as temperature, radiation level, oxygen levels, water supply, gravitational force, etc. etc. are so finely tuned and narrow it’s pretty silly to claim that any planet this far away is “earth like”. I know a scientist researched this and found 20 such variables. He tried to calculate the probability of even ten of these variable existing all within the extremely narrow range necessary for life as we know it and came up with an astronomical number. Something like 10 to the 33rd power against.


8 posted on 05/02/2016 10:27:41 AM PDT by circlecity
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Only 39 light years away?

That’s a hop, skip and a jump.


9 posted on 05/02/2016 10:28:42 AM PDT by Graybeard58
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... An ultra cool dwarf...


10 posted on 05/02/2016 10:32:01 AM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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Yeah, I was thinking that a slow spin or tidal locked planet would not generate much of a magnetic belt to shield the planet.


11 posted on 05/02/2016 10:32:11 AM PDT by taxcontrol ( The GOPe treats the conservative base like slaves by taking their votes and refuses to pay)
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We just have to go really, really fast.

j/k


12 posted on 05/02/2016 10:32:45 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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That’s a hop, skip and a jump.

A very long hop, skip and a jump, but, yeah.

13 posted on 05/02/2016 10:33:24 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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[in size and temperature to Earth and Venus]

Well, which is it? Give some of the temps I’ve heard about Venus. Hot, no?


14 posted on 05/02/2016 10:33:46 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Interesting Times

+1.

L


15 posted on 05/02/2016 10:34:28 AM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: Interesting Times

Inconceivable!


16 posted on 05/02/2016 10:34:46 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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Temperatures like Venus don’t make for good habitat for man. Average temperatures of 400+ degrees Celsius are bit warm for me.


17 posted on 05/02/2016 10:35:10 AM PDT by CommerceComet (Ignore the GOP-e. Cruz to victory in 2016.)
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To: Interesting Times; Gamecock; Larry Lucido; KC_Lion; FredZarguna; PROCON

[ ... An ultra cool dwarf... ]

George: Can’t they just use another midget?

Micky: It’s LITTLE PEOPLE! Got it?!??!!!


18 posted on 05/02/2016 10:37:23 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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Average of 752F+ ... if my math is good today.

Haven’t had my soda caffeine yet. Sorry, Bloomberg.


19 posted on 05/02/2016 10:39:05 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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Comparable to Earth and Venus...

That is a pretty big range!

Scientists act like life is everywhere.

What if we are unique?


20 posted on 05/02/2016 10:44:35 AM PDT by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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