Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Fred Hayek
At that distance would much of the atmosphere cook off?

I would speculate that this is a large mercury-like planet with no atmosphere. We still don't have enough precision in our measurements to account for earth-mass planets. There could be other planets in this system that could be in a habitable zone. It will be interesting to see what we find when we attain enough precision to find smaller planets around stars, I still think our stellar neighbors Alpha Centauri A&B will have some surprises.

20 posted on 11/30/2005 8:15:56 PM PST by Brett66 (Where government advances – and it advances relentlessly – freedom is imperiled -Janice Rogers Brown)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies ]


To: Brett66

Alpha Cen A is slightly larger and brighter than the sun, and Alpha Cen B somewhat dimmer but both are well within the range that most astronomers think would easily support Earth-like planets at the right distance.


37 posted on 12/01/2005 2:06:07 PM PST by RockinRight (It’s likely for a Conservative to be a Republican, but not always the other way around)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson