TD_washingtonredskins Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 This seems very interesting and exciting... https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-telescope-reveals-largest-batch-of-earth-size-habitable-zone-planets-around How cool would it be if we discovered a solar system filled with more than one planet with life??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogofWar1 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Very cool. Alas, it's doubtful we'll learn anything more than if the atmosphere *could* support life, but shoot, if any or especially if multiple have atmospheres that could sustain life and liquid water, hot dang. And they aren't even that far out there. I mean, they're not close, but on galactic scales, they're basically next door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 That system may be tough sell if they are all tidal-locked facing the star. But its just a matter of time until we find a planet(s) that fit the bill. Odds are if a find a system with mulitple goldilock zone planets, it will be early in the solar system's history, before imperfections take their toll like what happened on Venus and Mars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExoDus84 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Too bad we'll probably never be able to get there. It would take 50k years with current rocket technology to get to Alpha Centauri (4 LY away). 40 light years is like our cosmological next door neighbor, but even with an exponential increase in propulsion technology, it would still take us thousands of years to get there. Boo to you, big ass cosmos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 We need to find a better way to space travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 16 minutes ago, ExoDus84 said: Too bad we'll probably never be able to get there. It would take 50k years with current rocket technology to get to Alpha Centauri (4 LY away). 40 light years is like our cosmological next door neighbor, but even with an exponential increase in propulsion technology, it would still take us thousands of years to get there. Boo to you, big ass cosmos. There's work on there about fusion rockets and the potential for 10% the speed of light. That's a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExoDus84 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 11 minutes ago, Renegade7 said: There's work on there about fusion rockets and the potential for 10% the speed of light. That's a start. That's a good start. Now to perfect shield technology. Wouldn't want a few specks of dust ripping through your spacecraft during hypersleep... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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