Astronomers Seek New Home Closer to Home

Washington Post ^ | 06/01/09 | Joel Achenbach

[KevinDavis]

The nearest Earth out there in space? It might be right next door, galactically speaking.

Two teams of astronomers, one from the United States and one from Europe, are in a race to find a planet orbiting our near neighbors Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B, twin stars that appear from Earth as a single point of light.

[Thunder90]

Why Alpha Centuri? Why not go to Vulcan instead?

[AZ .44 MAG]

Why Alpha Centuri? Why not go to Vulcan instead?

Remember what happened when Spock didn't get laid? We'd have to vacate the planet every seven years.

I still like Gor. Tarns and hot slave girls beat Vulcans in my book ;-)

[colorado tanker]

I vote for Risa. You could definitely come back from there with a smile on your face.

Of course, Wrigley's Pleasure Planet has a nice ring to it.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks KevinDavis. Planet Vulcan ping.

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