Hey what do you guys think about his new planet that astronomers have discovered it is said to be in a "habbitable zone" which would mean it could contain life. I'm not sure if they have a name or not for this new planet but check out this article about it.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/24/BAG33PE14U26.DTL
lemme know what ur guys' opinions are.
2007-06-20 19:27:15 · 7 answers · asked by bazebllkid14 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
that was written in april and i think it is Gliese 581c aand they found out it is uninhabbitable due to runaway greenhouse effect.
2007-06-20 19:35:56 · answer #1 · answered by Derek K 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I actually heard about this a while ago on my local news station. I really think that this planet may be very important in the future when the earth is facing certain destruction. I heard that it would take a very long time to get there but wouldn't it be worth it as a "fallback" for mankind? I think that we should send people there to start building small research stations to find out more about the planet (landforms, lifeforms, etc.)
For all we know there could be a massive amount of oil or fossil fuels under the surface. Before we could send people there we probably should check it out with some sort of probe, just to make sure that there aren't any immediate threats to us. (You don't wanna' be starting any wars, ya' know.)
2007-06-21 02:40:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to keep all those news and information in perspective:
a) None of those 200+ exo-planets have been observed directly. They were "found" by analysing small wobbling effect in their central star (sun)
b) By calculating the figures out of the star model, the wobbling amplitude and period with Kepler's laws, sketchy data of those planets are established. (mass, distance to "sun" and temperature range)
c) because the exo-planet can not be observed directly it is nearly impossible to be sure if there is water.
d) We know: extremely hot = no water. Extremely cold = no water
e) The conclusion "moderate temperature = water" is not a very scientific conclusion out of d)
f) we assume: "No water = no life"
g) the assumption "water = life" is wrong. (as shown by scientific experiments for 50 years in favourable conditions of the best labs.
2007-06-21 02:53:58 · answer #3 · answered by Ernst S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they didn't say it was inhabitable due to green house gases. As you probably have already heard, its called Gliese 581c and orbits a cool Red Dwarf star. It also has to other planets in its solar system, but one is very hot, and one is very cold. It's average temperature is 0-40 degrees celsius - I hope there's life on it!
2007-06-21 04:21:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very interesting. It could be just like earth or it could be just like Mars or Venus. But the fact it is a terrestrial planet certainly suggests it is possible there could be life out there.
Maybe intelligent life--oh, I forgot--it's an earth-like planet.
2007-06-21 02:36:59 · answer #5 · answered by Warren D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is the jolliest thing i've heard in yrs. honstly it is wonderfull. but too bad it is hard , really hard to go there as it can take a lot of light yrs . but it also can mean we have some alien neighboors. so maybe we can say hi
2007-06-21 02:46:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cool!
2007-06-21 02:32:46 · answer #7 · answered by DonPedro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋