2007-05-02 02:58:05 · 14 answers · asked by LoveBeingAMum 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
This is a link about it.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/24/BAG33PE14U26.DTL
2007-05-02 03:08:58 · update #1
Unfortunately - none of us will be alive to ever find out nor will our kids. their kids or kids of kids of kids of kids of kids of kids....so I for one am not going to worry or think about it.
2007-05-02 03:04:44 · answer #1 · answered by jamand 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He probably did misinterpret, or read WAY too much into it. Look up Kepler-22b. That's what the buzz is about recently. We know nothing of its atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, or biosphere. It has never been directly imaged. All that we really know about it is that it probably orbits at a distance which could potentially support liquid water. It does not follow from this that it supports life... only that its apparent orbital radius makes it a "maybe". The understanding might not even be his fault, really... though his view of it seems highly imaginative, there has been some spectacularly bad reporting of this discovery in the popular media. See the 'Science News Cycle' below. Yes, this is pretty much how it works...
2016-05-18 21:59:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very likely. Many scientists think that it is very un-likely that our planet is the only one that support life. There are many more galaxies and solar systems ; there must be life some-where else ; how-ever, these habitable planets may be too far away for Earth to connect them with our technology. The Earth, often try to listen in to investigate if by eaves-dropping, one can make contact, with aliens. SE TI [ search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Scientists, conclude that, this newly found planet is very much like Earth.
2007-05-02 13:00:21 · answer #3 · answered by skeetejacquelinelightersnumber7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why take the chance I say. It may be 20ly's away, but that's only 200,000yrs travel with existing technology. For all we know they could be alien sex fiends, muslim fundamentalists, super-gays or even democrats! Send 'em a 1Gigaton nuke just in case and save Earth from a fate worse than death!
Been getting trouble from those pesky aliens since war of the worlds, invasion of the body snatchers and mars attacks, not to mention all the abductions and hideous experiments by aliens on us! It's payback time!
2007-05-02 17:12:22 · answer #4 · answered by troothskr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably. As water activity is suspected to be present, early stages of life may have already begun. Orbital movements of planets change slightly every decade, and i believe once the conditions are right, life sets in.
2007-05-02 03:26:03 · answer #5 · answered by stormalive_32722 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Number of new planets being discovered as earth like (same rough temp) possibly is answer. But no one has said one or the other with proof
2007-05-02 03:03:26 · answer #6 · answered by Pete S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's 5 times the mass of earth and roughly the same temperature. For all we know, it could be a gas giant.
2007-05-02 03:09:34 · answer #7 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK now how much will that change any thing . The planet is so far away that in all probability we cannot even communicate with them .
2007-05-02 03:50:59 · answer #8 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess it could be possible, i find it hard to believe that ours in the only planet in the universe that can support life
2007-05-02 03:02:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hard to answer the question unless we know whether water exists.
2007-05-02 03:01:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know but could you name the planet so that i can see it on the internet ?
2007-05-02 03:03:39 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋