Link of earth like habitable planet

Link of earth like habitable planet

AnxiousFear (guest) 20 May 2011 06:17

link: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rocky-alien-planet-gliese-581d-really-habitable-025402028.html

again this is a planet seven times massive of earth, another planet x claim possiblity supposed?

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Re: Link of earth like habitable planet

Gary A 20 May 2011 06:40

another planet x claim possiblity supposed?

No, no, no.

This planet is located in the gliese 581 star system. It is 20.3 light years distance from planet earth. It's way outside our solar system, on a steady orbit around it's host star and probably has been there for billions of years. The NASA Kepler mission has started to make fascinating discoveries and it's primary objective is to find planets in the habitable zone orbiting a host star. That's all this is, a fascinating discovery of a star system and planet in said habitable zone.

Once again we see your willingness to jump to your own wild conclusion without looking at the facts.

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Re: Link of earth like habitable planet

Gary A 20 May 2011 06:57

Read this link:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_581_d

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AnxiousFear (guest) 20 May 2011 07:06

hi, just a though that people may take it as a claim.

=) thanks

Gary A 20 May 2011 07:13

hi, just a though that people may take it as a claim.

Woo artists will take anything the don't consider "normal" (like they know best) and spin crazy stories to make people believe them.

My appologies, I thought you were scared it was planet x, my bad.

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AnxiousFear (guest) 20 May 2011 07:16

no problem, but again to be frank everytime i see such news i do hv some fear instill in me.
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thanks.

Gary A 20 May 2011 07:32

Here's a link to nasa's Kepler mission page, I recommend you read it and see exactly what these planets are. You can't keep terrifying yourself when you see a new discovery so hopefully a better understanding of what the mission is and what it hopes to achieve will help. Trust me it's utterly fascinating. Enjoy:
http://kepler.nasa.gov/

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