Up to 140 "Earths" found by Kepler Space Probe

[pårson]

Nasa's Kepler space probe has found more than just 706 potential new planets — it may also have found five new solar systems.

Buried in the deluge of data sent back by the probe are clear signs that at least five of the 150,000-plus stars it has studied may have two or more planets in orbit around them. Some appear similar to Earth.

Up to 140 of the newly found planets are rocky and Earth-like containing both land and water, conditions which could allow simple lifeforms to develop.

http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ ... 216534.cms


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[boxxy]

nasa has no reason to be nothing but straightforward with us at all times... i'm excited, when do we move to our new earths?

[pårson]

nasa has no reason to be nothing but straightforward with us at all times...

If you're not being sarcastic, prepare for the TinfoilHat backlash.

i'm excited, when do we move to our new earths?

Sooner than you may think>>>>> http://www.physorg.com/news174031552.html

[boomstix]

look out universe

[knell]

look out universe

indeed.

the human virus is upon it

[parson]

how do we get past the van allen radiation belts

[parson]

http://www.physorg.com/news174031552.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUoboH_v3V0

[knell]

how do we get past the van allen radiation belts

interesting point. hopefully some clever human will think of something. since the belts are only moderately dangerous for humans to cross, perhaps thats a risk that survivors of a futuristic apocalypse are willing to take

[knell]

http://www.physorg.com/news174031552.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUoboH_v3V0

damn, maybe far distance travel is even closer than any of us can think

[parson]

who says moderately dangerous

[knell]

who says moderately dangerous

okay... maybe "significantly" dangerous was the right word...

but still... if i, personally, had no other choice, i would take that chance... out of outright curiosity (not survival)

http://www.tethers.com/HiVOLT.html

[parson]

http://www.tethers.com/HiVOLT.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As-wYmFYb3I

[knell]

http://www.tethers.com/HiVOLT.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As-wYmFYb3I

fascinating....

but, since i had no idea that this was going on (four years ago)... i think that scientists are interested in this and are working on a solution.

definitely not arguing your point... just saying that someone is probably working to fix that problem

...will they succeed? i hope so, for my curiosity's sake.

either way, i thank you for expanding my horizons/interest, you're quite a bit smarter than most of the other aggro posters here... i think i'll start to give you more credence than the others...

[parson]

do you ever feel like the dog who thinks the trash man is stealing food from the family

[knell]

do you ever feel like the dog who thinks the mailman is stealing food from the family

PM

[DRTY]

This is pretty cool, and those 140 are only from the first 4 weeks of Kepler's mission! They have 204 week's worth left to go through

[parson]

its like the characters in the sims sent a probe out into the internet and get blown away every time they see a new server

[hackman]

amazingly underwhelming
is anyone stupid enough to not figure out that their are countless earth like planets in the infinity that is the universe?
or does that idea only become viable when ol' papa nasa says so

[*grand*]

i'm excited, when do we move to our new earths?

Sooner than you may think>>>>> http://www.physorg.com/news174031552.html

I was watching a documentary on that, it's really interesting how the guy came up with it.... space is soon not to be just another frontier.

[DRTY]

amazingly underwhelming
is anyone stupid enough to not figure out that their are countless earth like planets in the infinity that is the universe?
or does that idea only become viable when ol' papa nasa says so

No. It's strikingly obvious that there would be similiar planets out there. But it's nice to put some evidence to a hypothesis no?