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A red dwarf star 20 light-years away is again providing hints that it hosts the first definitively habitable planet outside our Solar System.
Nearby Exoplanet Gliese 581 Star 'Could Host Life'
Seeded on Tue May 17, 2011 1:07 PM EDT
Article Source: BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake
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"This discovery is important because it's the first time climate modellers have proved that the planet is potentially habitable, and all observers agree that the exoplanet exists," he told news agency PA.
"The Gliese system is particularly exciting to us as it's very close to Earth, relatively speaking. So with future generations of telescopes, we'll be able to search for life on Gliese 581d directly."
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#1 - Tue May 17, 2011 1:07 PM EDTTwenty light years is about as close as one could hope for, though I wonder if we have the techincal ability to transport people there, perhaps placing them in a form of stasis. Darn shame we don't have hyperdrive.
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#2 - Tue May 17, 2011 4:00 PM EDTYes, hyperdrive would definitely help with the trip. Otherwise, I hope they take along a lot of crossword puzzles :)
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This is exciting news, & definitely bears further investigation.
Fantastic seed, JC.
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