Nearby Super-Earth?

[CourtFool]

Scientists spot nearby 'super-Earth'

Nowhere did they explain why they thought it probably has liquid water.

[Steven Tindall]

Thanks for the post. It's nice to be kept abreast of stuff like this.

[CourtFool]

Oh yeah, I am the herald of new worlds. ;)

[Matthew Morris]

Hmm, about two jumps away by KF drive...

The best thing is, if it is a water world, it means that it could be 'harvested' to support more arid type worlds.

I note that the article's writers did not confirm if there were any giant smurfs on the planet.

[Patrick Curtin]

CourtFool wrote:

Oh yeah, I am the herald of new worlds. ;)

You ride a silver fire hydrant?

[CourtFool]

Patrick Curtin wrote:

CourtFool wrote:

Oh yeah, I am the herald of new worlds. ;)

You ride a silver fire hydrant?

Hey now! No need to be calling the Jacks derogatory names.

[CourtFool]

Matthew Morris wrote:

The best thing is, if it is a water world, it means that it could be 'harvested' to support more arid type worlds.

And the possibility of life.

[LazarX]

CourtFool wrote:

Scientists spot nearby 'super-Earth'

Nowhere did they explain why they thought it probably has liquid water.

Well perhaps if you read the New York Times instead of looking at CNN, you'll have read the part where they believe that the water (if it is water) might kept in liquid form by a hot super dense Venusian style atmosphere. They're also not convinced that is a water world, the readings haven't been narrowed down to the point where they can't rule it out that it may be a large rocky planet with a dry hot atmosphere.

CNN isn't big on depth.

[LazarX]

CourtFool wrote:

Matthew Morris wrote:

The best thing is, if it is a water world, it means that it could be 'harvested' to support more arid type worlds.

And the possibility of life.

Not as what we would know it.. becaue if it's an ocean it's a very hot one, hotter than the boiling temperature of water at Earth sea level.

[CourtFool]

LazarX wrote:

Well perhaps if you read the New York Times instead of looking at CNN...

Thanks for the link.

[LazarX]

CourtFool wrote:

LazarX wrote:

Well perhaps if you read the New York Times instead of looking at CNN...

Thanks for the link.

I frequently don't link the NY Times material because it frequently requires someone to set up a free login and I got tired of being flamed for it on other boards.

[Thoth-Amon the Mindflayerian]

Very cool. Thanks for the information.

[Studpuffin]

I just read on USNews that the reason this is noteworthy is because it is close enough to study its atmosphere. This is why they think it could be made of a lot of water.

[Ambrosia Slaad]

CourtFool wrote:

Patrick Curtin wrote:

CourtFool wrote:

Oh yeah, I am the herald of new worlds. ;)

You ride a silver fire hydrant?

Hey now! No need to be calling the Jacks derogatory names.

Hmmm, a "Hydrant Jack" alias has a certain ring to it...

[Steven Purcell]

Discover Magazine coverage.

[The Jade]

I don't like the name they gave it. I'm going to call it Scorchy.

[CourtFool]

Ah hell!

[Dirk Gently]

Thanks for posting this, I'm fascinated by exoplanets.

If it does turn out to be a water world there could easily be life in the deep oceans.

[Heathansson]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

[Twin Agate Dragons]

Good to know. I debated with some friends a while back if it would be plausible for an earth like planet to exist that was nine times the size of earth. They told me no. I'll definitely be sending them the link to this article.

[Crimson Jester]

be nice if it was actually habitable.

[Heathansson]

It's just trying to keep the earthlings out.

[Crimson Jester]

we have yet to become the universes cockroaches

[Heathansson]

Shoot. Cockroaches could live there.

[Patrick Curtin]

BUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Heathansson]

spam nothing to see.....