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re: Astronomers detect radio signals from nearby star

Posted on 7/19/17 at 4:35 pm to
Posted by someLSUdoosh
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 7/19/17 at 4:35 pm to
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11 light years away?


Im not physicist but isnt this relatively close compared to other exo planets they are looking at?
Posted by jaTigerfan
Nashville
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 7/19/17 at 4:49 pm to
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Im not physicist but isnt this relatively close compared to other exo planets they are looking at?


Yes.
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 7/19/17 at 8:03 pm to
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Im not physicist but isnt this relatively close compared to other exo planets they are looking at?


It's *very* close. Not close enough to visit but it is close enough that if there were a civilization there we could have a conversation with them.

Granted, the conversation would still be extremely slow, but a conversation could happen.
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