2007-05-09 06:23:49 · 6 answers · asked by Ms. Symone 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
so do i.. i need to leave this planet because of global warming.. and its over populated ..i need new planet to live on.. start a colony.. have a harem.. breed the new race and i can sit on my thrown .being the king of my empire.. with many pretty women around me feeding my space grapes.. and using me for the stud service lined up... also i would almost be like God.. they would kneel down before me and Oby my wishes on this planet--->NAME -- Gliese 581c
PARENT STAR -- Gliese 581, a small red dwarf star
DISTANCE FROM PARENT STAR -- 6-million miles
DISTANCE FROM EARTH -- 20.5 light years
DIAMETER -- 12,000 miles
MASS -- 2.94^25 kg (5 times Earth mass)
TEMPERATURE -- 32 to 102 Fahrenheit
LENGTH of YEAR -- 13 Earth days
2007-05-09 06:31:42 · answer #1 · answered by CANDY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Astronomers have found the most Earth-like planet outside our Solar System to date, a world which could have water running on its surface.
The planet orbits the faint star Gliese 581, which is 20.5 light-years away in the constellation Libra.
Scientists made the discovery using the Eso 3.6m Telescope in Chile.
They say the benign temperatures on the planet mean any water there could exist in liquid form, and this raises the chances it could also harbour life.
"We have estimated that the mean temperature of this 'super-Earth' lies between 0 and 40 degrees Celsius, and water would thus be liquid," explained Stephane Udry of the Geneva Observatory, lead author of the scientific paper reporting the result.
'Is there life anywhere else?' is a fundamental question we all ask
Alison Boyle
London Science Museum
"Moreover, its radius should be only 1.5 times the Earth's radius, and models predict that the planet should be either rocky - like our Earth - or covered with oceans."
2007-05-09 06:32:45 · answer #2 · answered by Хелена 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one said it was earth like. All they said was that it's gravity is twice that of earth and has a similar temperature. It could have no atmosphere or be covered with sulfuric acid for all we know.
2007-05-09 06:37:50 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NAME -- Gliese 581c
PARENT STAR -- Gliese 581, a small red dwarf star
DISTANCE FROM PARENT STAR -- 6-million miles
DISTANCE FROM EARTH -- 20.5 light years
DIAMETER -- 12,000 miles
MASS -- 2.94^25 kg (5 times Earth mass)
TEMPERATURE -- 32 to 102 Fahrenheit
LENGTH of YEAR -- 13 Earth days
2007-05-09 06:30:26 · answer #4 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to YOUTUBE.COM type in new planet, or earth like planet.
2007-05-09 06:31:20 · answer #5 · answered by Ink slave 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070425/ap_on_sc/habitable_planet
http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2007/pr-22-07.html
2007-05-09 06:34:35 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋