whats this iv being hearing about a new plant being found??
2007-04-25 08:23:09 · 7 answers · asked by sugargems22 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It has temperatures similar to the earth and twice the gravity. Other than that we know nothing. It may have no atmosphere or it may have seas of sulphuric acid. Also at space shuttle speeds, it's 800,000 years away
2007-04-25 08:28:56 · answer #1 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have found many planets, but most are huge gas planets like Jupiter. This one in the news today is the first one they have found that is around the size of the earth and has similar temperatures, which liquid water could possibly be present. This is a key factor to see if life could exist. We will probably never know what the atmosphere or surface looks like, or if there is life there.
2007-04-25 08:30:27 · answer #2 · answered by chemicalcajun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's orbiting a star 20 light years away and although the star is not as hot as our sun, the planet is close enough to it, to have a temperature between 0 + 40 centigrade. The star is called Glieve and I think they're calling the planet Grieve 518. It is assumed that at that temperature there is the likeihood of water and if there's water there may also be some form of life.
2007-04-25 08:38:22 · answer #3 · answered by lix 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Top Contributor Gene said:'....at the space shuttle speed'. Space Shuttle was designed for LEO, low earth orbit exploration only. It was not intended to use to reach a newly discovered planet and travel that great distant.
This new planet, may be thought about it for possible living there. But how to conquer the long distant???
2007-04-26 08:28:15 · answer #4 · answered by chanljkk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
recently a planet was found that possible has the correct conditions to support life. it is not confirmed but from what we can tell, life could exist. it is 20.5 light years away.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/habitable_planet;_ylt=ApzzpE1cTHsEhC6Yb1rEct3q188F
here is the article
2007-04-25 08:36:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's pretty cool news...but there must be billions of planets..maybe after death our spirits zoom off to the next planet to live.
2007-04-25 08:31:16 · answer #6 · answered by applecheeks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lot of planets are being discovered, give us more info!
2007-04-25 08:28:53 · answer #7 · answered by Doctor Robotnik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋