A host of earths

SteamWake · 07-25-10, 09:02 PM

Amazing results from a new telescope...

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Originally Posted by Fox News

Scientists celebrated Sunday after finding more than 700 suspected new planets -- including up to 140 similar in size to Earth -- in just six weeks of using a powerful new space observatory.

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/...est=latestnews

TLAM Strike · 07-25-10, 09:35 PM

Fascinating...

Good to see such promising results from the Kepler mission.

Go NASA!

GoldenRivet · 07-25-10, 10:15 PM

I call shenanigans because its fox news LMAO

Castout · 07-26-10, 03:44 AM

Just 700?! How about getting closer to get a good view

SteamWake · 07-26-10, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Castout

Just 700?! How about getting closer to get a good view

Heh because 'closer' is a relative thing. In order for us to get closer at this point in time we are talking 100's if not 1,000's of years

STEED · 07-26-10, 10:10 AM

Nuts to that, get your ass to Mars NASA!

TLAM Strike · 07-26-10, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Heh because 'closer' is a relative thing. In order for us to get closer at this point in time we are talking 100's if not 1,000's of years

Hmmmm that's where Relativity rears its ugly head... At speeds near c the ship will take 25,000 years to reach say the galactic core from the perspective of those on Earth but for the crew time dilates so it only takes 20 years.

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STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Nuts to that, get your ass to Mars NASA! __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!