Sunny wrote:LordRaven wrote:Sunny wrote:Mystery 'noise' could be an Earth-like world: Strange signals suggest habitable planet exists 22 light years away
Gliese 581d is in star's habitable zone and may be suitable for humans
Found in 2010, it was later dismissed as stellar bursts and not a planet
Now, scientists believe earlier analysis was based on inaccurate data
They say planet does exist and may provide hope for finding alien life
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... z3TspT8EyD
Oh it would be so good to know that there is someone out there wondering the same old question "Are we alone?"
Exactly Lordy, thinking the same as we do.
Have been very fascinated with Gliese, and last night I saw a documentary that said in 2018 the James Webb space telescope will be launched and it is 3 times more powerful than the Hubble telescope, which will be able to tell if planets like Gleise are infact habitable, basically James Webb telescope will be with longer wavelength coverage and greatly improved sensitivity. The youth of this generation have a lot to look forward to.
Yeah but will they see a man walk on the moon???
It was great to see Buzz Aldrin on Stargazing with Brian Cox and the big Irish fellah, it must be great to have an audience with the 2nd man on the moon. He is so insistent on going to Mars, I wish they would.
As for Exoplanets, there are so many being discovered these days and the more that are the more likely we will find another "earth-type" body.
And I have no doubt that man will overcome the speed of light as it is just another barrier like the sound barrier.
FTL, Warp Drive, whatever--man will get there and other planets will be reached and colonised. And it is for the best before the sun goes all red giant and destroys earth.
Mind you that is a long way off and who knows if man will still be here.