NASA planet hunter finds its first Earth-size world

Science mag ^ | April 17, 2019 | Alex Fox

[SunkenCiv]

Robin Dienel/Carnegie Institution for Science

[dp0622]

Packed my bags and leaving in the morning.

Last minute folks welcome.

[DesertRhino]

So if you put a 7 year old in a spaceship, they arrive at the new planet at age 60, having spent their whole life in boring outer space?

I’ll pass.

[doorgunner69]

But, all that scorched rock is free!

[lgjhn23]

Send all the libs and moslems there....never to return.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Mr Radical]

I think we should start a page on TripAdvisor !

[SunkenCiv]

Nope.

http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=4794

[SunkenCiv]

really far-out and irrelevant sidebar:

http://astronomy.com/bonus/zeta

[SunkenCiv]

In just over twenty seven years, the technology and techniques used to spot exoplanets has improved to this point -- very impressive.

[dp0622]

LOL

[equaviator]

Sooo, this is supposed to give me hope?

[Deplorable American1776]

Does it have intelligent life? When an alien saw Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Maxine Waters, Omar and Tailb together, they didn't see intelligent life amongst those 4...😋

[HartleyMBaldwin]

“...completing a full orbit every 7.8 Earth days...”

I’m glad I don’t live there; I’d be almost 3000 years old.

[mdmathis6]

Actually, assuming near speed of light, he would still be about 8-10 years old due to time slowing down for him. 60 years would have passed for us and another 60 for us when the child had returned at about age 11-12.

[cuban leaf]

NASA planet hunter finds its first Earth-size world

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Meh. I can find Venus without a telescope.

[cuban leaf]

If one could instantly accelerate to the speed of light and instantly decelerate to zero, a person could visit the entire universe, aging only when they are not travelling. Of course, they would have to say goodbye forever to everyone at any site they visited.

Assuming the theory of relativity is correct, time doesn’t pass when you are travelling at the speed of light, so from your perspective, you would arrive at each destination at the same moment you left the last one.

[sparklite2]

It seems like just yesterday there was no proof of any planets outside the solar system, Mars had canals, and Jupiter only four moons. Plus, the jigsaw puzzle fit of the continents was just a coincidence. We’re come a long way, baby.

[backwoods-engineer]

Orbits super-close to a flare star.

Another Earth? Don't think so. It's only a new Earth to Demonrats from hell.

[minnesota_bound]

NASA planet hunter finds its first Earth-size world
It looks to be the Romulan home world.
Not to worry as in 2387 a supernova will destroy it and it’s 4.2 billion inhabitants.