It sounds as though a team from the University of California, Santa Cruz has discovered the first terrestrial extra-solar planet! Head over to Space.com for the scoop. Wow. I really wasn't expecting that for a few more years. Awesome!
Posted by asa at June 13, 2005 12:29 PMI agree Awesome, this kind of research is so important to "the big picture" it kind of puts things here in perspective doesn’t it.
I'm always a healthy sceptic on some of the assumptions at day 1 announcement time like the iron core having a silicon shelf, but hey what a great artist impression they have come up with, this is the kind of stuff that sparks the nine year old of today to become the Einstein of tomorrow!
I have a 3D scale model of the milky way lazered inside an acrylic block on my desk that reminds me every day that there’s a big chance we are alone out here in this universe!
Don't think I'd want to live on this one, though. At the rate these guys are pushing extrasolar planetary discoveries, it'll be no time before we find some our size exactly. Now NASA just needs to get the NGST in space so we can start seeing real images of these babies.
~ Kevin
Posted by: KevinFreitas on June 13, 2005 03:17 PMDang that's big! Wow a new planet, that is cool.
Posted by: Alex on June 13, 2005 03:28 PMCool.
"The new planet orbits Gliese 876, an M dwarf star 15 light years away in the constellation Aquarius. "
That's sounds like alot of distance to cover. "Are we there yet."
speaking of which that site seems to have ads galore which i see why they're not blocked.
Asa ... since you use categories (at least in your RSS feed), what are the odds of us getting a tech-only feed ... i.e. one that includes your "Internet Technologies & Products" posts, but not the "Space Exploration & Astronomy" ones?
It would be greatly appreciated.
Posted by: Joe Grossberg on June 14, 2005 08:29 AM