NASA/Kepler Discovery: "Earth 2.0" May Have Been Found.

NASA/Kepler Discovery: "Earth 2.0" May Have Been Found.

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mudflaps

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Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Just announced.

Rocky and circling right where the Earth does in the habitable zone of a Sol sized star. And it's been in it's habitable zone for 6 billion years - much longer than the earth. It's named Kepler 452b.

Nasa "The closest twin/Earth 2.0 so far".



Edited by mudflaps on Thursday 23 July 17:27

Eric Mc

121,774 posts

264 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Any links?

mudflaps

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Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Eric Mc said:
Any links?
http://www.nasa.gov/news/media/newsaudio/index.htm...

Going on NOW.


Edited by mudflaps on Thursday 23 July 17:26

Eric Mc

121,774 posts

264 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Thank you. Listening in.

mudflaps

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317 posts

105 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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The most likely to support life so far.

The planet sits a little further back in its Goldilocks zone than Earth does so the increased brightest is likely offset by this.

CrutyRammers

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197 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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ash73 said:
Poor souls, they will be regarding the Earth with envious eyes...
And minds immeasurably superior to ours...

mudflaps

Original Poster:

317 posts

105 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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They said it's roughly in the same place that the Earth is but set back a little - so more entrenched centrally in its habitable zone.

Eric Mc

121,774 posts

264 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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CrutyRammers said:
ash73 said:
Poor souls, they will be regarding the Earth with envious eyes...
And minds immeasurably superior to ours...
And drawing their plans against us......


It is 1,400 light years away so if they are looking at us through very powerful telescopes, they will be observing the rise of Islam (first time round) and Vikings carrying out raids on the coastline of the British Isles.

Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Eric Mc said:
CrutyRammers said:
ash73 said:
Poor souls, they will be regarding the Earth with envious eyes...
And minds immeasurably superior to ours...
And drawing their plans against us......


It is 1,400 light years away so if they are looking at us through very powerful telescopes, they will be observing the rise of Islam (first time round) and Vikings carrying out raids on the coastline of the British Isles.
I love this. So, they're going to attack thinking we're using swords. Good, good. biggrin

randlemarcus

13,507 posts

230 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Hoofy said:
Eric Mc said:
CrutyRammers said:
ash73 said:
Poor souls, they will be regarding the Earth with envious eyes...
And minds immeasurably superior to ours...
And drawing their plans against us......


It is 1,400 light years away so if they are looking at us through very powerful telescopes, they will be observing the rise of Islam (first time round) and Vikings carrying out raids on the coastline of the British Isles.
I love this. So, they're going to attack thinking we're using swords. Good, good. biggrin
I, for one, welcome our Kepler overlords.

Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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randlemarcus said:
Hoofy said:
Eric Mc said:
CrutyRammers said:
ash73 said:
Poor souls, they will be regarding the Earth with envious eyes...
And minds immeasurably superior to ours...
And drawing their plans against us......


It is 1,400 light years away so if they are looking at us through very powerful telescopes, they will be observing the rise of Islam (first time round) and Vikings carrying out raids on the coastline of the British Isles.
I love this. So, they're going to attack thinking we're using swords. Good, good. biggrin
I, for one, welcome our Kepler overlords.
I wouldn't trust them.


jmorgan

36,010 posts

283 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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I've seen the documentary where a bunny killed a lot of armored blokes, nuke em from orbit.

Hoofy

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281 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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jmorgan said:
I've seen the documentary where a bunny killed a lot of armored blokes, nuke em from orbit.
Is that the one where they, too, were carrying swords?

I'm starting to get worried.

jmorgan

36,010 posts

283 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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They had to get it with a mini nuke. Nuke em I say, before they suck our brains out or burst our chests or something.

Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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jmorgan said:
They had to get it with a mini nuke. Nuke em I say, before they suck our brains out or burst our chests or something.
I... I can't. It's too cute. wobble

PD9

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184 months

Friday 24th July 2015
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CrutyRammers said:
ash73 said:
Poor souls, they will be regarding the Earth with envious eyes...
And minds immeasurably superior to ours...
Cheers guys; that's the Spotify soundtrack sorted to assist me through my first hour of work tomorrow!

Not played that in a while!

PD9

1,994 posts

184 months

Friday 24th July 2015
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CrutyRammers said:
ash73 said:
Poor souls, they will be regarding the Earth with envious eyes...
And minds immeasurably superior to ours...
Cheers guys; that's the Spotify soundtrack sorted to assist me through my first hour of work tomorrow!

Not played that in a while!

Tonto

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247 months

Friday 24th July 2015
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Tonto

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Friday 24th July 2015
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Ahh sorry, my bad.


jmorgan

36,010 posts

283 months

Friday 24th July 2015
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Hoofy said:
I... I can't. It's too cute. wobble
Get the mallets of doom before they get you.....