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Carbon Dioxide Detected on Faraway World
space.com ^
| 11-23-2008
| Robert Roy Britt
Posted on 11/24/2008 2:51:13 AM PST by Westlander
Carbon dioxide, a potential fingerprint of life, has been discovered for the first time in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star.
(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: carbon; dioxide; hd189733b; space; xplanets
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To: Westlander
Al Gore’s work is never done. How do you say “Carbon Credit” in Alpha Centaurian?
To: Westlander
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posted on
11/24/2008 2:58:22 AM PST
by
thecabal
(We care a lot)
To: WrightOnTarget
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posted on
11/24/2008 3:04:06 AM PST
by
GeorgiaDawg32
(I'm a Patriot Guard Rider. www.patriotguard.org for info.)
To: Westlander
Discovered for the first time in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star.To be detectable from such distance means there are massive quantities of CO2 in the atmosphere
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posted on
11/24/2008 3:13:22 AM PST
by
fso301
To: Westlander
To: Westlander
However, the planet, HD 189733b, is too hot to be habitable. "Yesss! My scam is saved! Tipper, pack my 'Carbon Credits' sales kit, we're going to HD 189733b!"
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posted on
11/24/2008 3:31:12 AM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(Obama: Satan's Counterfeit Christ)
To: fso301
there are massive quantities of CO2 in the atmosphere
That doesn't rule them out as host for a future Olympics.
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posted on
11/24/2008 3:44:56 AM PST
by
Thrownatbirth
(.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
To: Westlander
Another tax funding stream!
Bureaucrats, get out from under your desks and hire more H1Bs!
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posted on
11/24/2008 4:08:48 AM PST
by
MrBambaLaMamba
(F'ah K'Obama! That's Kenyan for Obama's a communist!)
To: WrightOnTarget
Eeeeeevil carbon! Call Al Gore!
To: Westlander
I would think O2 would be a much more reliable indicator. The 21% O2 vs. 0.03% CO2 in our atmosphere was created artificially by billions of years of plant life. A planet with unexplained green tinges would also be a likely candidate.
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posted on
11/24/2008 4:26:52 AM PST
by
Reeses
(Leftism is powered by the evil force of envy.)
To: Westlander
Interesting how the MSM labels Carbon dioxide a “fingerprint of life” when detected on an alien world, but they call it a greenhouse gas on Earth. To be consistent, not that one can expect logical consistency from the MSM, the title of the article should be “Greenhouse Gas Detected on Faraway World”.
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posted on
11/24/2008 4:36:03 AM PST
by
6SJ7
(Atlas Shrugged Mode: ON)
To: fso301
EXACTLY! Which means if there is plant life, there is LIFE. How would there be so much Carbon Dioxode in the atmosphere without plant life?
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posted on
11/24/2008 4:50:29 AM PST
by
autumnraine
(Churchill: " we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall never surrender")
To: Reeses
Wasn’t this planet like a greenhouse while the dinosaurs lived here?
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posted on
11/24/2008 4:51:27 AM PST
by
autumnraine
(Churchill: " we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall never surrender")
To: Westlander
CO2 a fingerprint for life ? I thought Mars had an atmosphere that is over 90% CO2?
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posted on
11/24/2008 4:54:29 AM PST
by
apillar
To: Westlander
ManBearPig.....everywhere!!!!!!!!
To: KevinDavis; annie laurie; garbageseeker; Knitting A Conundrum; Viking2002; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...
It'll be a riot when this exoplanet is found to be colder than the freezing temp of water on Earth.
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posted on
11/24/2008 2:24:02 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, October 11, 2008 !!!)
To: apillar
you are right. CO2 accounts for over 95% of Mars atmosphere. There statement means they are looking for planets that might of HAD life. They are looking for any sign of 'global warming'
These people are not scientists.
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posted on
12/09/2008 10:24:25 AM PST
by
Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
To: Westlander
Of course the coordinates will be kept secret for fear that our fellow plunderers will join forces and destroy the only truly pristine planet left in the universe...
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posted on
12/09/2008 10:27:54 AM PST
by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, then writes again.)
To: autumnraine
I think you have that backward. Plants take in CO2 and release O2.
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posted on
12/09/2008 10:29:17 AM PST
by
Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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