New 'super-Earth' found in space [planet found]

BBC News ^ | Wednesday, 25 April 2007 | BBC News

[Wyatt's Torch]

“Starbucks and a McDonalds soon to follow.”

Considering the planet weighs 1.5 times that of Earth, I think we can assume McDonald’s has already set up shop...

[stuartcr]

How could we have failed? As the all-powerful creator, isn’t everything that happens, all part of God’s plan? Doesn’t God know if/when Armageddon will happen? Wouldn’t it also be part of His plan?

[freebird5850]

When we eventually go there we will be seen as the invading aliens that had to abandon their home planet as all the resources had been used and the ground, water and atmosphere were full of toxic waste. Isn't that how we've always seen it coming?

[kjam22]

Running water? Does this mean indoor plumbing? What are their building codes like? How about their public schools?

The world is wondering.

LOL.... post of the week!

[owhl]

Please go somewhere else with your....

[Wormwood]

Since we have failed, God is probably starting over, since we are on the brink of Armageddon.

Uh huh.

Thanks for sharing.

[Lurking in Kansas]

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.

Wow, that a ‘discovery’. Sounds like a lot of speculating going on based on looking through a telescope.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Send Algore as an ambassador.

[Irishguy]

why do u hope it cheeses off exxon?

[AxelPaulsenJr]

How exciting!

[antiRepublicrat]

We have a remarkable planet here in our girl Earth. No need to go elsewhere.

I have read some interesting papers about how we will eventually need to go elsewhere unless we want to die out here. But that time is far in the future.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Ok, nevermind. I had the search set to Title (Score) rather than Title (Date).

Yup, search, (the right setting), is your friend.

[corlorde]

Okay.

1. I’m not going anywhere.
2. I should have put a /sarc after my post.

Have a good one.

[diamond6]

Fascinating stuff.

[Basheva]

If they have liquid water - and indoor plumbing - we should send Sheryl Crow to tell them how much toilet paper to use.

Or the New York Times - which makes excellent toilet paper with the additional asset of - you can use as much as you want.

[stbdside]

Any problems or issues that develop over there, all the Dems have to do is throw some space bucks at it.

[EagleandLiberty]

The big question about these far-away planets: Does it appear to be cooling or warming. Perhaps aiming our radioscopes and telescopes at them may be inducing warming there.

Hmmm...

Warming up?? Al Gore and Cheryl Crowe will have to go and tell them that American’s are WARMING their planet - and Cheryl will tell them to use 1 square sheet!!

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

Need to invent warp engines before the Klingons find us!!!

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

and Cheryl will tell them to use 1 square sheet!!

Would one square sheet be the same there? By the time you send it there faster than the speed of light wouldn't it get longer? Or does it shrink, I can never remember which.

[dr_lew]

The surface gravity of a planet with density rho and radius r is given by
g_earth * rho/rho_earth * r/r_earth.

This is because g = G*M/r^2, and M = 4pi/3 * rho * r^3 .