Wednesday, October 17, 2007

'Second Earth'

'Second Earth' found, 20 light years away | Science | The Guardian: "Scientists have discovered a warm and rocky 'second Earth' circling a star, a find they believe dramatically boosts the prospects that we are not alone.

The planet is the most Earth-like ever spotted and is thought to have perfect conditions for water, an essential ingredient for life. Researchers detected the planet orbiting one of Earth's nearest stars, a cool red dwarf called Gliese 581, 20 light years away in the constellation of Libra."

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

But how does Paris Hilton figure into this? C'mon, Bill, terrestrial planets aren't the kind of news the People Care Deeply About.

Anonymous said...

Fascinating. I wonder who or what might live there.

Unknown said...

Maybe someone like Paris Hilton lives there.

Anonymous said...

i think paris hilton came here FROM there.

Unknown said...

I think you might be right.

Cap'n Bob said...

I think this one is the Bizarro Earth.