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Artists impression of GJ 3470b and its host star. Credit: NAOJ

Artists impression of GJ 3470b and its host star. Credit: NAOJ

1 posted on 11/26/2015 10:09:42 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

Is that the Enterprise in the background :)


3 posted on 11/26/2015 10:15:58 PM PST by dp0622 (..)
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To: SunkenCiv

If all you had to keep you company was a red dwarf, you would be blue too.


6 posted on 11/26/2015 10:21:23 PM PST by Ken H
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To: SunkenCiv

Forgive me my Thanksgiving Day silliness, but that image looks like a sun sized (blue nippled) breast that lights from within.


7 posted on 11/26/2015 10:21:47 PM PST by lee martell
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To: SunkenCiv

A moon around such a planet may be very habitable!

The gas giant would provide protection from soalr flares and a it’s orbit would be around a day~week in length giving the moon a proper day/night cycle!


9 posted on 11/26/2015 11:15:41 PM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: SunkenCiv
A blue sky and no liberals.

OK, when do we go?

11 posted on 11/26/2015 11:23:49 PM PST by TChad
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To: SunkenCiv
I found a picture of the inhabitants:
12 posted on 11/27/2015 1:43:58 AM PST by mkmensinger
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To: SunkenCiv
Given our current modes of propulsion, one light-year is forever.
15 posted on 11/27/2015 6:09:21 AM PST by Phlap (REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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