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NASA: new solar system , Trappist-1 ,where life may have evolved on 3 planets
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:19 pm
The Telegraph
NY Times
From NY Times article:
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NY Times
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Nasa astronomers discover new solar system called Trappist-1 where life may have evolved on three out of seven of its planets
Henry Bodkin 22 FEBRUARY 2017 • 10:10 PM
Life may have evolved on at least three planets within a newly discovered solar system that is 39 light years from Earth, it was announced last night. Astronomers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) have detected no less than seven roughly Earth-sized worlds orbiting a dwarf star in the system, it was announced today.
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However, the new system contains an unprecedented number of Earth-sized, probably rocky planets, and is being hailed as an “accelerated leap forward” in the search for extraterrestrial life. Three of the new planets are said to be particularly promising because they could sustain oceans. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of Nasa’s Science Mission Directorate, told a press conference in Washington: “This gives us a hint that finding a second Earth is not a matter of ‘if’, but ‘when’.”
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Scientists could even discover compelling evidence of aliens.
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This post was edited on 2/22/17 at 8:41 pm
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Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:22 pm to ThinePreparedAni
How do they know there are planets there? They can't see them can they? Are they not too far away?
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:23 pm to ThinePreparedAni
They just made all that shite up to get more funding.
This post was edited on 2/22/17 at 8:24 pm
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:24 pm to PrimeTime Money
I think they said 40 light years. So pack a tooth brush and a shitload of TP.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:24 pm to PrimeTime Money
Sometimes I swear that NASA just guesses on some shite and the science community just accepts it so they seem like they're making progress. I know my theory is bullshite but I always think that when they say stuff that just seems impossible to know with our current tech.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:24 pm to PrimeTime Money
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How do they know there are planets there? They can't see them can they? Are they not too far away?
They can detect the dimming of the Star as the planet passes in front of it and also detect what they call the "wooble." Which is the star itself actually shifting left and right due to the planets gravity.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:25 pm to ThinePreparedAni
How do they figure this shite out with it being 39 light years away and no eyes on the source?
It's truly amazing to me what's out there. I wish I could be around for some of the things NASA knows but doesn't tell us.
It's truly amazing to me what's out there. I wish I could be around for some of the things NASA knows but doesn't tell us.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:25 pm to PrimeTime Money
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How do they know there are planets there? They can't see them can they? Are they not too far away?
They can see the star, and as the planets pass, the star dims just a tiny bit... they measure that process and frequency, and calculate the results
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:28 pm to _Hurricane_
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I know my theory is bullshite but I always think that when they say stuff that just seems impossible to know with our current tech.
I hear ya. I have my own nontraditional thoughts on this matter also
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:28 pm to ThinePreparedAni
Sounds like a lot of speculation to me.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:29 pm to _Hurricane_
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Sometimes I swear that NASA just guesses on some shite and the science community just accepts it so they seem like they're making progress. I know my theory is bullshite but I always think that when they say stuff that just seems impossible to know with our current tech.
NASA scientists have said that they think they'll find indisputable evidence of life off Earth in 20 years. I don't know how they know what they know, but it benefits us as a species. NASA should absolutely be given more funding.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:30 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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They can detect the dimming of the Star as the planet passes in front of it and also detect what they call the "wooble." Which is the star itself actually shifting left and right due to the planets gravity.
That part I understand, but I still don't understand how they can get any information on the planet aside from its size and density. I don't understand how looking at our own solar system from 40 light years away that you could tell much of a difference between Earth and Venus.
This post was edited on 2/22/17 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:31 pm to OMLandshark
quote:me neither. I just know what black science guy tells me
but I still don't understand how they can get any information on the planet aside from its size.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:32 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
quote:Ok, next question. How the hell would they know if it had anything resembling capability to support life?
They can detect the dimming of the Star as the planet passes in front of it and also detect what they call the "wooble." Which is the star itself actually shifting left and right due to the planets gravity.
I'm skeptical, because it sounds like bullshite.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:32 pm to ThinePreparedAni
Very fake news... Space is science fiction
This post was edited on 2/22/17 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:33 pm to ThinePreparedAni
Poli board bc science?
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:36 pm to DreauxB2015
Out of this world fake news....
I think even Podesta has an interest in MUFON
I think even Podesta has an interest in MUFON
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:36 pm to ThinePreparedAni
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:36 pm to ThinePreparedAni
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Life may have evolved on at least three planets within a newly discovered solar system that is 39 light years from Earth, it was announced last night.
So a mere 39 light years from earth...my math maybe wrong, but that would mean if we traveled to this solar system at 20,000mph, it would take us approximately 5,900 years to reach it. How the hell would we ever prove life on any of those planets?
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:36 pm to ThinePreparedAni
ITS A TRAP!
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