An artist rendering shows the four inner planets of the Gliese 581 system and their host star. |
Woah, what? Finally - a plant that could sustain life? No way!
Astronomers from the University of California and the Carnegie Institute of Washing have found a plant with similar characteristics to ours. Under the creative name of "Gliese 581g" this planet is roughly about 20 light years away from us...in other words 120 trillion miles. The astronomers say that this planet is about three times the size of Earth with similar gravitational properties.
"Scientists say the highest average temperature is about -12 degrees Celcius (10 Fahrenheit), but they point out that the planet doesn't have a night and day - one side continually faces the star and the other side faces the darkness of space. This means one side is blazing hot and the other freezing cold."It seems like there could be a spot where the temperature is "just right" to sustain life. I think that this is a remarkable discovery and I can't wait for more information.
Link to the source: here.
8 comments:
Would seriously be amazing if you found just the right spot.
very interesting, i love findings like these
I heard it on the news, sounds great :D:D
Imagine what kind of life there is... the % of oxygen on the planet can predict how big the lifeforms can be ... theirs so much to investigate and examine this planet.
kind of sucks that it's so far away from us.
too bad we'll never find out
kinda scary
very interesting!
wow... that's really awesome. too bad our chances of ever visiting this planet are considerably low :-/
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