My mind floats around many topics during the day. I would like to share some of my thoughts on subjects that i think are interesting and relevant (sometimes not) with you. If you have a few minutes to spare, relax, and recline your seat. This film is about to start.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Can you see me?
New planet in sight. Illustration by trrent
People are relentless these days - specially when we talk about Nasa discovering new planets. It`s quite interesting to note the last one, Kepler 21b, is 1.6 Earth size, ten times heavier, with no mild temperature at all (2960 F degrees).
A research group knows, after several months of observation, that it is in a zone that could be habitable. Don`t know if they are talking about the hot hot planet aforementioned, or other planets close by. Kepler 21b and other planets are around another Sun type of star, a lot bigger and younger than ours.
That is a sign for astronomers to keep looking.
They are 18 newfounded planets in total, researchers say, that could be habitable. Of course the distance from its parent star does impress anyone: 600 light years. Although they are far away, it`s possible to see the big star which they are close by, with a simple telescope. You just have to know what you are looking for.
According to a scientist I heard on the radio today, it`s the first step in order to attain something big. People are starting to get worried about what happens in the future, because the Sun and/or the Earth won`t last forever, so...
Nothing to be preocupied right now. Probably that`s why astronomers begun to look already (!!) Is this evolution making its way to forever be? Well, I only know that moving a whole lotta people across the galaxy is something quite curious to think about!
Labels:
astronomers,
curiosity,
Earth,
finding,
kepler 21b,
moving,
nasa,
population,
research,
star
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