Posted on 06/11/2007 11:20:35 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
A team of scientists led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) investigated the habitability of the planetary system Gliese 581 in the constellation of Libra, 20 light-years away. With the help of a model for the evolution of Earth-like planets coupled with a climate model they were able to demonstrate habitable conditions on the planet Gl 581d, while its smaller brother, Gl 581c, has to be classified uninhabitable. This contradicts the findings of another research team in April of this year that announced Gl 581c to be the first habitable planet outside our solar system.
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New ‘super-Earth’ found in space [planet found]
BBC News | Wednesday, 25 April 2007 | BBC News
Posted on 04/25/2007 6:07:03 AM EDT by FostersExport
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Gee, I hope it doesn’t suffer from Global Warming on it’s own... that would really throw the science into a controversy.
Plus, being eight times the mass of Earth, people could be squished.
:’)
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