Astronomers Discover a New Earth-Like Planet!

[FreshPrince]

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The newly discovered planet is relatively near us, about 15 light years from Earth. It is not precisely like our home planet, but a bigger cousin, estimated to be six to eight times Earth's mass, twice the diameter, and so close to its star that it takes less than two days to orbit, making its temperatures oven-like. The star itself is only one-third the mass of our Sun.

w00t, Michael Jackson should put on oven suit, move to new planet

 

[BrokenVisage]

So that's the home planet of them UFO's the black pyscho guys been summoning. I retract my shens?

 

[booger711]

how is it earth like if its so damn hot?

 

[MrDudeMan]

how is it earth like at all then?

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: booger711
how is it earth like if its so damn hot?

Thats what I am wondering too.

 

[MrDudeMan]

ok, after reading, they are just blowing smoke up people's butts. it is nothing like earth...well it is as much like earth as mars or venus... :roll:

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th
ok, after reading, they are just blowing smoke up people's butts. it is nothing like earth...well it is as much like earth as mars or venus... :roll:

Figures...seems like they are running out of "cool stuff" to tell people..so they resort to this.

 

[FreshPrince]

I think they're talking about terrain wise...as in rocky and mountainous

as for temperature, yes, it's hot there!

 

[Sphexi]

Earth-like as in composition, not atmosphere. Venus is considered Earth-like as well, this is the first extra-solar planet like Earth discovered.

 

[booger711]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
I think they're talking about terrain wise...as in rocky and mountainous

as for temperature, yes, it's hot there!

i wouldn't define that as earth-like
earth-like means presence of intelligent life or at least conditions that would support life

 

[Mrvile]

Sweet news though. But I have the same question as everyone else...and I was kinda bummed out by the fact that it's not like earth at all...