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Scientists Accidentally Find a 'Very Exciting' Unique Exoplanet Has More Water Than Earth
Newsweek via MSN ^ | 28 Jul 2021 | Ed Brown

Posted on 07/29/2021 8:39:44 PM PDT by blueplum

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1 posted on 07/29/2021 8:39:44 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: blueplum

Unfortunately, the atmosphere is 100% Covid.


2 posted on 07/29/2021 8:40:56 PM PDT by The Iceman Cometh (F*ck Joe Biden!)
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To: The Iceman Cometh

not that we would hesitate for even a second to pollute another biosphere


3 posted on 07/29/2021 8:43:15 PM PDT by algore ( )
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What is the name of the planet?

What are its temperature and atmosphere like?


4 posted on 07/29/2021 8:44:33 PM PDT by Arcadian Empire
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To: The Iceman Cometh

Unfortunately, all mammals tend to drown.


5 posted on 07/29/2021 8:46:51 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: blueplum

50 light years away?
Not exactly a baseball’s toss in distance.

But then, I have to remember, Mars is at least what?
Some 238. MILLION Light Years away from earth, and we have already managed to send23 cameras there to peep around.
So, you never know.
Any water gotten from this exoplanet would have to be full sterilized and analyzed before use.


6 posted on 07/29/2021 8:46:53 PM PDT by lee martell
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They can make a movie about it. Maybe have Kevin Costner have the lead.


7 posted on 07/29/2021 8:49:26 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: blueplum

So what? I am from Missouri—prove it.


8 posted on 07/29/2021 8:50:44 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Arcadian Empire

Closer to its sun than Venus. It would be hot 2 1/2 times Earth mass would mean 100 pounds here would be 250 pounds there.


9 posted on 07/29/2021 8:53:23 PM PDT by Fai Mao (I don't think we have enough telephone poles.)
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To: lee martell

Mars isn’t 238 million light years away


10 posted on 07/29/2021 8:56:16 PM PDT by vigilante2
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But Google said...


11 posted on 07/29/2021 8:57:04 PM PDT by lee martell
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“howed that it had three planets orbiting it called b, c, and d.”

So, what was the fate of “a”??


12 posted on 07/29/2021 8:57:28 PM PDT by doorgunner69 ("Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.." -Joseph Stalin)
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Your math is way off, you might want to ping a moderator to delete it.

On average, Mars is about 158 million miles from Earth — so the average time for light to travel from Earth to Mars takes about 14 minutes and 6 seconds. 14 minutes is a lot less than 50 years.


13 posted on 07/29/2021 8:59:19 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( COVID lockdowns are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic )
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To: lee martell

Earth to mars distance is 238 million MILES (not light years).
One (1) light year is approx. 5.88 trillion miles.


14 posted on 07/29/2021 9:00:51 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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“Planet d also seems to have more water than Earth does. But scientists think it will be in the form of either high-pressure ice or hot water vapor.”

But it’s a dry heat.


15 posted on 07/29/2021 9:01:46 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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[[So, what was the fate of “a”??]]

b c and d ate it for breakfast


16 posted on 07/29/2021 9:04:09 PM PDT by Bob434
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Only fifty light years away? Let’s sign up all congress, senate and executive branch. Build rockets in a year, escape the pandemic for good!


17 posted on 07/29/2021 9:04:56 PM PDT by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu2_Lupi
nu2. Lupu.
. This planet would be literally steamy with an atmospheric temp of about 350F
18 posted on 07/29/2021 9:05:20 PM PDT by BigEdLB (All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others-George Orwell)
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If there was a dollar for every mile, then the US is over 3 trillion light years in debt.


19 posted on 07/29/2021 9:06:00 PM PDT by Ben Dover
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To: irishjuggler
For relative comparison:

1 million seconds is about 11 days; 1 billion seconds is about 31 years; and 1 trillion seconds is about 31,000 years.

And as Woody Allen says, eternity is a long time, especially towards the end.

20 posted on 07/29/2021 9:06:06 PM PDT by Ahithophel (Communication is an art form susceptible to sudden technical failure)
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