UM-Bot Posted April 28, 2017 #1 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Scientists have announced the discovery of a freezing Earth-mass world 13,000 light years away. http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/307062/distant-ice-ball-exoplanet-discovered 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiXilver Posted April 28, 2017 #2 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I love this stuff... thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorg Posted April 29, 2017 #3 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted April 29, 2017 #4 Share Posted April 29, 2017 A frozen planet... Cool! I wonder if there are any tauntauns, or wampas, there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Merton Posted April 29, 2017 #5 Share Posted April 29, 2017 It seems as though at least twice in its history the earth was an ice planet, with the oceans frozen almost completely and life only surviving at thermal vents. It appears it was tectonic activity that broke the grip of the ice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted May 2, 2017 #6 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Niflheim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsec Posted May 24, 2017 #7 Share Posted May 24, 2017 On 29/4/2017 at 9:04 AM, Frank Merton said: It seems as though at least twice in its history the earth was an ice planet, with the oceans frozen almost completely and life only surviving at thermal vents. It appears it was tectonic activity that broke the grip of the ice. Considering that it's 13,000 light years away, it means that if in this very moment someone on that planet is looking at the earth, he would see a quite similar view, considering that 13,000 years ago we were at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum. As far as we know they could fight global warming right now. How fascinating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now