they were talking about this new planet that is really like earth. It was on daily planet and the news. What is it called, and how far is it from earth?
2007-04-25 11:32:40 · 6 answers · asked by Dan 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Gliese 581 c, 120 trillion miles away
I've heard its not too much like earth (with what we know right now), but liquid water could exist there. The size is somewhat similar, even though its 5x bigger than earth. Its about the closest planet to Earth we've ever found, but keep in mind the first planets in other solar systems only began to be discovered within a decade of now
2007-04-25 11:38:36 · answer #1 · answered by Trevyn 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The New Scientist has the story
Its 20.5 light years away and five times as big as the Earth. I don't think that I'd like the gravity on there.
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn11710-goldilocks-planet-may-be-just-right-for-life.html
2007-04-25 11:39:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They've spotted the smallest, most earth-like planet yet detected orbiting another star. From it's position in orbit about the star, ( a red dwarf), and it's apparent mass (about 1.6X that of Earth), I'm hazarding a guess that we won't be vacationing there anytime soon.... But... we're getting closer to finding 'another' Earth....
2007-04-25 11:39:05 · answer #3 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All we know is that its gravity is twice that of earth and its temperature is like ours. It may have no atmosphere or it may be covered with sulfuric acid. Moving at space shuttle speed, we could get there in a mere 800,000 years
It's name is 581 C
2007-04-25 11:39:00 · answer #4 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it has a nice name for now it's still a bunch of letters and numbers but I know it is 20.5 light years away
2007-04-25 11:39:46 · answer #5 · answered by jerryjon02 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
planet OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb
28,000 light-years away
2007-04-25 11:38:30 · answer #6 · answered by Hzl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋