SciAm.com: Earth-Like Planet Spotted in the Making

Discussion in 'Philosophy & Religion' started by hiake, Oct 10, 2007.

  1. hiake

    hiake Vardøgr of da E.Twin

    Sometimes I forget that we are in fact what will go into history books in decades of time. History in the making indeed.
     
  2. xiaojia

    xiaojia Well-Known Member

    lol.. like when we become prehistoric in that whole new world? lol.. tat is if earth isn't distroyed by then..
     
  3. tomatoman

    tomatoman Well-Known Member

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    wow....how far is 424 light years away?? how long does it take for us to reach tat planet with our current tech??
     
  4. hiake

    hiake Vardøgr of da E.Twin

    The speed of current space shuttle(s) clocks in at around 17500 mph (around 28162 km/h), given speed of light is 3 x 10^8 m/s = 1.08 x 10^9 km/h. So it would take around 16260000 years (that's 16 mil years) for us Earthly technology to get to the "new" planet.
     
  5. wind2000

    wind2000 Self Schemata

    I think its a bit far fetched. That "potential" planet is so far away, and yet they can deduce the composition of it. -mellow
     
  6. hence the need for warp/hyper drives!!

    SUPER LIGHT SPEED TRAVEL!!! ENGAGE!!!
     
  7. hiake

    hiake Vardøgr of da E.Twin

    While hyperdrive would be nice, a stargate will do the job equally adequately -cool
     
  8. xiaojia

    xiaojia Well-Known Member

    actually.. from what i know. when scientists look into the sky, what they see is the event that is happening light years ago.. which is a really really long time. so i wonder.. if they see the ring.. by the time the ring is observed by us.. what will it look like at present time? but hey.. i suppose the scientists who discovered this will have thought of all these.. and simplitfied reports for publishing
     
  9. lol holy shit... i never knew anyone would watch stargate in toronto.... esp you haha
     
  10. hiake

    hiake Vardøgr of da E.Twin

    I should feel offended by the comment right? -huh

    Amanda Tapping was hot... Too bad they are cutting the show (I am looking forward to the film though)

    Oops, was that spoiler still?
     
  11. lol why should you feel offended?

    i think its awesome if a girl is into sci fi stuff

    and movie? serious? with the SAME actors?
     
  12. hiake

    hiake Vardøgr of da E.Twin

    The movie? I think it IS happening, at least it's RUMOURED to be happening, and Amanda Tapping is also rumoured to migrate to SGA... Though I must say with David Hewitt AND her, the science team is invincible = boring.

    Am I the only person who like Jack O'Neil more than Cameron Mitchell?
     
  13. ^ nope. youre talking to another right here.
     
  14. hiake

    hiake Vardøgr of da E.Twin

    I am glad. Most of the communities are all over Cameron Mitchell on how good looking he is blah blah...

    I'd rather see him in Farscape -tongue2

    And Vala is HOT.
     
  15. WinGirl

    WinGirl Member

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    In the whole entire universe. We cannot possibly be alone. Life must exist outside earth in whatever form