Earth-like Planet Found

**Oneironaut Zero** · 04-25-2007 06:08 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/04/25/h...t.ap/index.html

Good stuff.

**Gwendolyn** · 04-25-2007 06:16 PM

Yeah, I heard that on NPR while at work this morning. Exciting news!

**OpheliaBlue** · 04-25-2007 06:18 PM

cool! let's live there

mucho mas birthdays

**OpheliaBlue** · 04-25-2007 06:19 PM

omg fuck the [new] tongue smiley

**Marvo** · 04-25-2007 06:19 PM

Yeah, and if there are some low-primal organisms, that seem to show resistance, we'll blast them away!

**bluefinger** · 04-25-2007 06:29 PM

Hate to burst the bubble... its twenty light years away. Even going to the nearest star outside our solar system will take a stupidly long time. The universe is such a ridiculously large place...

But still... pretty good that scientists have found an equivalent place.

**Chaos** · 04-25-2007 06:37 PM

Yeah, and if there are some low-primal organisms, that seem to show resistance, we'll blast them away![/b]

God, I almost hope they don't find life. Especially if its evolved life. If they somehow found a way to get there by warp speed or something, (yeah, I know... Too much Star Trek) then whatever creatures they found there would be dissected and tortured by teams of Scientists just to see how they work. And if its advanced life, like us, more than likely the gov't really would try to destroy them.

**bluefinger** · 04-25-2007 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by Chaos

God, I almost hope they don't find life. Especially if its evolved life. If they somehow found a way to get there by warp speed or something, (yeah, I know... Too much Star Trek) then whatever creatures they found there would be dissected and tortured by teams of Scientists just to see how they work. And if its advanced life, like us, more than likely the gov't really would try to destroy them.[/b]

A Starship Troopers-esque war, filled with cheesy propaganda and the slaughter of thousands of soldiers and aliens... sounds like fun...

**Merlock** · 04-25-2007 06:45 PM

Chaos, I'm sure you haven't watched too much Star Trek, because if you would have then you wouldn't be assuming such things. Remember all those alien fleets with enormous armadas of gunships capable of annihilating anyone to stand up to their might? I doubt they'd let some puny Earth government even close to their energy-shield surrounded planets.

**King and God** · 04-25-2007 07:01 PM

It is interesting news. But it sucks I will probably not be living at the time humanity can reach it.

**Tornado Joe** · 04-25-2007 07:37 PM

Hate to burst the bubble... its twenty light years away. Even going to the nearest star outside our solar system will take a stupidly long time. The universe is such a ridiculously large place...[/b]

20 light years for you earthlings... not for us!

**"tomeeka"** · 04-25-2007 07:42 PM

what if there was life on that planet and they looked just like us? What if they are here now and visiting and have been for years? How would we know if they looked like us?
wooo, weird!
Anyways yeah, I saw that this morning on yahoo. You think they would've come up with a better name...go figure

**tyrantt23** · 04-25-2007 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by King

It is interesting news. But it sucks I will probably not be living at the time humanity can reach it.[/b]

Exactly what I was thinking. Damn... I was always thinking I was born at the perfect time, with all this technology blooming and what not. But now... crap, I wish I was born a few years from now and see how this planet discovery turns out. Oh well... maybe I'll just get to live 120 years, and I'll still be able to see what happens.

**NeAvO** · 04-25-2007 08:09 PM

Sounds neat.

*plays war of the world music*

**QwinsepiaSquared** · 04-25-2007 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by tyrantt23

Oh well... maybe I'll just get to live 120 years, and I'll still be able to see what happens.[/b]

With all our advances in the medical field, I wouldn't be surprised.

**Jess** · 04-25-2007 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by NeAvO

Sounds neat.

*plays war of the world music*[/b]

I was thinking more on the lines of 2001: A Space Odyssey myself....maybe we'll find a monolith there...

**blade5x** · 04-25-2007 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by Marvo

Yeah, and if there are some low-primal organisms, that seem to show resistance, we'll blast them away![/b]

That's if we even survive on our own first.

Anyway, this is very interesting. I hope we get some updates soon.

**Umbrasquall** · 04-26-2007 12:28 AM

I'm surprised they found this with the equipment they have now. Too bad the Terrestrial Planet Finder project was canceled or I'm sure we would find a lot more of these Earth-like planets in the next few decades. Though I think we should spend some resources terra-forming Mars, since it's actually probable that we'll be living on it someday.

This era really does not have much use for astronomy. In the past astronomy was used for navigation and was valuable to humanity, and astronomy will be possibly used in the future for space exploration. For now, it's just a science of curiosity.

**Oneironaut Zero** · 04-26-2007 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by Squall

This era really does not have much use for astronomy. In the past astronomy was used for navigation and was valuable to humanity, and astronomy will be possibly used in the future for space exploration. For now, it's just a science of curiosity.[/b]

I think it's very important, though. Like you said, the information gathered may not be of much use for this era, but many of us have to think about the world our children are going to grow up in, and their children. Such a science of curiosity could prove to be a "science of the continuation of humankind," in the not-to-distant future. It's best to get as big a head-start on it as we can, don't ya think?

**arby** · 04-26-2007 12:40 AM

almost makes you wish for another cold war.

Who can get to c first?

Quick, develop!

**Moonbeam** · 04-26-2007 12:48 AM

Wouldn't it be something if they found evidence of life on another planet, in our lifetimes! That would be so cool; just about the most significant discovery in history. I doubt we'll get around to travelling there for quite a while, so they'll be safe.