EARTH-LIKE PLANET AROUND PROXIMA CENTAURI DISCOVERED

the universe today ^ | 13 Aug , 2016 | by Matt Williams

[ckilmer]

The hunt for exoplanets has been heating up in recent years. Since it began its mission in 2009, over four thousand exoplanet candidates discovered by the Kepler mission, several hundred of which have been confirmed to be “Earth-like” (i.e. terrestrial). And of these, some 216 planets have been shown to be both terrestrial and located within their parent star’s habitable zone (aka. “Goldilocks zone”).

[TexasRepublic]

If we can reach them they can reach us. They are probably here.

Oh, great.....more illegal aliens.

[Bobalu]

[Noob1999]

That’s fantastic!

Maybe we should suit up Algore and send him on a mission.

What. better way to find out whether this new human outpost will obilitarate itself due to GloBull warming

[kennedy]

The most Earthlike planet ever discovered is called Venus.

[TigersEye]

I think you are thinking of galaxies billions of light years away. So far the furthest exoplanet found is about 13,000 light years away. It is in our own galaxy which is about 100 to 180 thousand light years diameter so we haven’t even found a planet very far away here.

[webheart]

most of space travel in the next 50 to 100 years will probably be low earth orbit, not much farther than the so-called International Space Station.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

A habitable planet a few light years away could be a threat. Send a couple of dozen nukes immediately to incinerate it. It’s the only way to be sure our solar system is safe.

[xp38]

Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.

Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[PIF]

Mars - yes. Venus no - 800 degrees on a nice day with constant sulfuric acid rain, not to mention the crushing atmospheric pressure.

[gigster]

Beam me over. I’m ready after all the CR@P that’s happening in this screwed up world.

[gigster]

Have Spacesuit, will travel.

[PIF]

“... human civilization from its beginning in the fertile crescent.”

Except that recent finds predate that era by many thousands of years while hinting at still far older origins. “Mankind, the species with amnesia” - Graham Hancock

[equaviator]

“But is this too good to be true?”

What’s so good abut it?

[PIF]

The most Earthlike planet ever discovered is called Venus Mars.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to be plausible, reality doesn’t.

[skimbell]

OK then, puzzle me this...

"WHAT is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?"

[SoCal Pubbie]

Using nuclear propulsion, as proposed fifty years ago, would take less than 50 years. Only relatively modest engineering problems need to be solved, without the development of exotic drive systems or warp speed.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)

[fruser1]

I'm selling 640 acre lots (one square mile) for only $10,000 each.

Get yours today!

[DannyTN]

I don't think we should go to Alpha Centauri. I've heard women there can kind of be a horses ass.

[wastoute]

OK. How many FReepers have read Three Body Problem and Dark Forrest?