Earth 2?
Posted: 12 January 2013 Filed under: News, Observations | Tags: Astronomy, Planet, Science, Space 7 Comments »Back on 01 January I did my annual prediction post and I said that Earth 2 would be discovered…….
Scientists this week announced at the 221st meeting of American Astronomical Society that the Kepler telescope has found a “super-Earth” whose radius is 1.5 times that of our own; it exists in the habitable zone, orbits a star similar to our sun, and possibly contains water. Space.com dubs it “the most Earth-like world yet detected” outside of our solar system. “This was very exciting because it’s our first habitable-zone super Earth around a sun-type star,” says a Kepler astronomer. The Earth-like planet orbits a G-type star, one that’s nearly as hot as our sun, once every 242 days. “It’s a big deal,” adds an astrophysicist of the planet named KOI 172.02. “It’s definitely a good candidate for life.” (The news comes just a couple of days after astronomers announced there were probably around 17 billion Earth-size planets around the Milky Way.)
Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Nostradamus……looks like my predictions are off to a good start….the Oracle Of Delphi can kiss my butt……SCHOOLED!
I am continually astounded at just how brilliant and effective Kepler has been.
Me also….and the new one to be launched in 2015, I believe, should be even more outstanding…..
And to think these folks still have to literally beg for money! Here, i hate self-promotion, but follow this link to a short post of mine. I think it’ll appeal to you in this context.
http://thesuperstitiousnakedape.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/give-them-what-they-want/
When we start sending people to populate this planet can we make sure they are the type that understand what causes global warming and that the second amendment wasn’t about the freedom for individuals to stockpile weapons in preparation to “take back their government”?
But first we will need a consensus on both issues…..and that could stall the immigration severely….
How cool.. Wonder if they have spaceships on Earth 2? Maybe they will come and visit us, unless of course, their God prohibits it.
I think he/she would prohibit it….wouldn’t you?