Found! First Earth-Size Planet That Could Support Life

space.com ^ | April 17, 2014 | Miriam Kramer

[Gettin Betta]

For the first time, scientists have discovered an Earth-size alien planet in the habitable zone of its host star, an "Earth cousin" that just might have liquid water and the right conditions for life.

[Vinylly]

It already occurred, they came down here. It took them a while because they from 300 light years away.

[Salgak]

Screw that! LET the Dems and Libs inherit the Earth. We’ll conquer the rest of the Universe. . .

[CommieCutter]

3.28 Million years.

[stinkerpot65]

Ah, yes. The desperate search to prop up evolution.

[no-to-illegals]

Warp 2 ... only a little over 22 years away
Warp 3 ... only a little over 4 years away
as we increase speed Warp 4, etc. we can actually arrive before we left.

[mabarker1]

Hang on I’ll dig out My Abacus,
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Hold on I ran out of room, gotta get the other one out.
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Molly! come here girl! I need your toes.
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I should have an answer soon, bear with Me.

[mabarker1]

Dad, are we there yet?

[tet68]

Dad, how much farther to grandma’s planet??
Dad, how much farther to grandma’s planet??
Dad, how much farther to grandma’s planet??
Dad, how much farther to grandma’s planet??
Dad, how much farther to grandma’s planet??
Dad, how much farther to grandma’s planet??
I have to goooo and Susie is throwing up again.
Tell billy to stop LOOKING at MEEEEEe!

[mabarker1]

LOL!

And the dog is eating Susie’s puke!

[Labyrinthos]

...Oh, and the kids will all be hollaring, “How much farther IS it??”

You better behave yourselves becaue if I have to pull this spaceship over, you will all be in big trouble."

[SgtBob]

Good, Molly! Tell Daddy to give ya a head pat from SgtBob!

[mabarker1]

Dang it! now we lost count.

Starting over...

[no-to-illegals]

We shall arrive before it happens. The puke can be stopped. Going to Warp 6.

[no-to-illegals]

Sorry ma ... they only let me leave the area ... The puke cannot be stopped.

[Hot Tabasco]

For the second time today, FReepers have discovered a story about an Earth-size alien planet

Well, this thread is the first one I've read..........

Glad you're standing vigilant tho............Just curious, who takes over when you go to bed?

[sand88]

Only 490 light years away. So, if we send out a machine right now, and it averages 100,000 mph, it will get there when?

3.3 million years.

[SgtBob]

I set my SugarGirl ta cipherin’...she started at ground level, and got as high as the squirrel in the tree tops....

[kjam22]

Like they really know .... these type of statements are always pointless.

[CharlesOConnell]

There’s also a galactic goldilocks zone necessary for Life to arise.

“Size of a planet and its location around a star are only two out of over a dozen factors that determine whether a planet is habitable. They don’t consider in these news articles whether the system is within the Galactic Habitable Zone.

“Best, G^2” (Ball State University astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez, co-author of Privileged Planet http://www.sacra-pizza-man.org/privilegedPlanet.html )

[BenLurkin]

Does a Red Dwarf have enough light to support earth life?