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eppur_se_muova

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44. Which one is Valeria ? nt

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Habitable planet found around nearby star [View all] Turborama Dec 2012 OP

Planetary size matters too though Fearless Dec 2012 #1

These ones are 3-5 Earth masses Posteritatis Dec 2012 #3

Could be interesting then! Fearless Dec 2012 #5

So the people there would be short, fast, and tough. tclambert Dec 2012 #16

Put me in a 2g environment for a couple months then send me back here SWTORFanatic Dec 2012 #25

Which one is Valeria ? nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2012 #44

It does.... paleotn Dec 2012 #10

Cool! Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #2

And this just one day before 12/21 rucky Dec 2012 #4

I'm going to start saving up for my ticket now deutsey Dec 2012 #6

me too! NoMoreWarNow Dec 2012 #11

That's not quite what it says. hobbit709 Dec 2012 #7

Habitable? That's a reach. Android3.14 Dec 2012 #8

Accurately tama Dec 2012 #14

You HAVE to be a headline writer. If you are, it makes me glad to know there's still some ...... marble falls Dec 2012 #18

Actually, I am the headline writer Android3.14 Dec 2012 #22

Philosophy of potentiality/dynamis tama Dec 2012 #38

Philosophy? This isn't a question of philosophy. It is a simple definition. Android3.14 Dec 2012 #40

For people with philosophical and poetic attitude to world tama Dec 2012 #43

Contemptible Android3.14 Dec 2012 #45

OK tama Dec 2012 #47

There are some drawbacks for a planet orbiting Tau Ceti. Ganja Ninja Dec 2012 #9

just rain on our parade! NoMoreWarNow Dec 2012 #12

Its metal deficiency is also a concern Xithras Dec 2012 #27

From what I've read it's thought to be a 10 billion year old star. Ganja Ninja Dec 2012 #28

Fascinating. Thanks! Xithras Dec 2012 #33

So we bring helmets when we go there. Problem solved! Posteritatis Dec 2012 #39

and the atmosphere SemperEadem Dec 2012 #13

Well, you probably don't have oxygen without life. tclambert Dec 2012 #17

no duh... SemperEadem Dec 2012 #19

?? The poster was simply responding to your post tkmorris Dec 2012 #36

Well, not everybody knows that. tclambert Dec 2012 #46

This is really exciting! Marrah_G Dec 2012 #15

Traveling at 669 million mph, we could get there and back in only 24 years! struggle4progress Dec 2012 #20

But that turn-around at the far end would really be something! FiveGoodMen Dec 2012 #34

Yeah, well, mebbe we could chill there for a while before heading back. There must be struggle4progress Dec 2012 #37

As others have pointed out AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #21

Amazing, isn't it, that us "waterbags" were given this incredibly beautiful planet as a home, The Stranger Dec 2012 #26

It might just be our way AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #29

I don't think the word "given" is accurate FiveGoodMen Dec 2012 #35

Very cool! blackspade Dec 2012 #23

Sharing life intelligence with other beings - so cool toby jo Dec 2012 #24

Is this the same planet where Teabaggers come from? ZM90 Dec 2012 #30

Venus is in the "habitable zone" here. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #31

I find at times that the scope in which they look for 'life' and-justice-for-all Dec 2012 #32

Hmm... 12 light years. That's only 73,584, 000,000,000 miles away. 1monster Dec 2012 #41

It's MAHVELOUS!! It's MAGNIFICIENT!! What I am doing there will be the BEST underpants Dec 2012 #42

Kick! sarcasmo Dec 2012 #48

very good Bombero1956 Dec 2012 #49