Posted on 04/17/2014 3:36:11 PM PDT by Gettin Betta
For the first time, scientists have discovered an Earth-size alien planet in the habitable zone of its host star, an "Earth cousin" that just might have liquid water and the right conditions for life.
(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...
Yeah, I’ve red that it does. :’) It’s a matter of how close in, and in the diagram that showed up in the THIRD topic about this discovery (this one is #2), there’s a nice illustration showing the distance as compared with our Solar System.
Wait...why should we pollute that planet? I mean the planet have intelligent life - CONSERVATIVES only. Why should we dothat to them.
OK, let's see: light travels at 186,000 miles per second, times 60 seconds in a minute, times 60 minutes in an hour, times 24, times 365, times 490...
Sorry, above my pay grade!
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