Is there life on Gliese 581g ?
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Astronomers from UC Santa Cruz have announced the discovery of a distant planet they say is capable of harboring water on its surface, which would potentially sustain life.
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Is there life on Gliese 581g ?
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Started by UM-Bot , Oct 05 2010 09:08 AM
Started by UM-Bot , Oct 05 2010 09:08 AM
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Posted 05 October 2010 - 09:08 AM
Is there life on Gliese 581g ?
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Astronomers from UC Santa Cruz have announced the discovery of a distant planet they say is capable of harboring water on its surface, which would potentially sustain life.
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Posted 06 October 2010 - 09:15 AM
I hope that I'll live to see photos of the planet's surface. It would be so interesting to know if it already sustains some sort of life.
Edited by Disbeliever, 06 October 2010 - 09:15 AM.
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I reckon so.
Posted 06 October 2010 - 11:08 AM
For those who can't watch videos at work...
12 Questions About Habitable Planet Gliese 581g.
Think of a star's habitable zone as the swath of space surrounding a star where conditions for life as we know it are possible. Closer in, a planet roasts. Farther out, it freezes.
Planets within that habitable zone, also known as the Goldilocks zone, have a range of surface temperatures that allow for readily available liquid water and other conditions that may support the rise of life. This cosmic sweet spot can vary, because it depends upon the type of star and the point in time for any given star's lifespan.
Full article at source....
http://www.space.com...cts-101001.html
12 Questions About Habitable Planet Gliese 581g.
Think of a star's habitable zone as the swath of space surrounding a star where conditions for life as we know it are possible. Closer in, a planet roasts. Farther out, it freezes.
Planets within that habitable zone, also known as the Goldilocks zone, have a range of surface temperatures that allow for readily available liquid water and other conditions that may support the rise of life. This cosmic sweet spot can vary, because it depends upon the type of star and the point in time for any given star's lifespan.
Full article at source....
http://www.space.com...cts-101001.html
Edited by Eldorado, 06 October 2010 - 11:09 AM.
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Posted 06 October 2010 - 04:53 PM
Disbeliever, on 06 October 2010 - 09:15 AM, said:
I hope that I'll live to see photos of the planet's surface. It would be so interesting to know if it already sustains some sort of life.
Well, we won't, its a good 12 light years away.
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Posted 07 October 2010 - 03:57 PM
He said that the surface temperature is like antarctica on a summer day. I might point out that without the more temperate parts of the earth, even on a summer day there would not be life in antarctica.
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Posted 14 October 2010 - 03:26 PM
Life?, It now appears that the planet probably doesn't even exist. You should always take anything scientists say with a pinch of salt! Especially when it comes to Cosmology.
http://www.space.com...81g-101012.html
http://www.space.com...81g-101012.html
Edited by AI Construct, 14 October 2010 - 03:27 PM.
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