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Post by samchiu2000 on Apr 21, 2017 9:26:01 GMT
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Post by darthroach on Apr 21, 2017 12:34:03 GMT
There is a recent news about a newly-discovered planet LHS 1140b. It is said to be one of the best place to look for alien life. From Wikipedia (20 Apr 2017): Any thoughts? I honestly don't understand why people care so much besides clickbait. By the time we can reach other solar systems, we don't really need planets to live on anymore. Sure, we might find life and it would be exciting, but we aren't going to find intelligent life barring an extremely improbable coincidence - due to the Fermi paradox.
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Post by The Astronomer on Apr 22, 2017 5:13:26 GMT
Talk about Kepler-186f, then. Apparently Earthlike planets are not the most habitable planets . . . Kepler 168 is large enough to prevent planets in the habitable zone tidally locked, but it is completely possible that the atmosphere of Kepler 168f is already wipe out by the star flare during it's early age... Tidal lock actually helps planets in the inner edge of the habitable zone. Newer researches concluded that by being tidally locked, the habitable zone extends inward. See: Kepler-442b, a planet with higher habitability rating than Earth. PS: Kepler-168There is a recent news about a newly-discovered planet LHS 1140b. It is said to be one of the best place to look for alien life. From Wikipedia (20 Apr 2017): Any thoughts? I honestly don't understand why people care so much besides clickbait. By the time we can reach other solar systems, we don't really need planets to live on anymore. Sure, we might find life and it would be exciting, but we aren't going to find intelligent life barring an extremely improbable coincidence - due to the Fermi paradox. Current society showed that not everybody prefers more advanced lifestyle. There'll be people who prefer to live on planets anyways. Also, don't use the word 'clickbait' on important scientific discoveries. You've ruined two of my threads already. This planet is a super Earth with high density of ~13 times water. Even with all the uncertainties, it is safe to rule out the possibility of this planet being a mini-Neptune.
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Post by argonbalt on Apr 27, 2017 23:32:15 GMT
There is a recent news about a newly-discovered planet LHS 1140b. It is said to be one of the best place to look for alien life. From Wikipedia (20 Apr 2017): Any thoughts? Let me know when they find the only exoplanet and Earth like that matters
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