Speaking of star stuff. While Mars and Europa are the closest and - TopicsExpress



          

Speaking of star stuff. While Mars and Europa are the closest and best candidates for extraterrestrial life; astronomers have found 603 nearby planets, ten of which are Earth size and orbit in the Goldilocks Zone (not too hot, not to cold). The habitable neighborhood, where conditions permit surface liquid water. They also found 22% of Sun-like stars harbor Earth-size planets orbiting in habitable zones. The nearest such Goldilocks Planet may be within 12 light-years. Another candidate is Planet Bruce located in the orbit of Gliese 682 or GJ 682, in the constellation of Scorpius, near the bright star Theta Scorpia. Gliese is a Red Dwarf on The Main Sequence. It has two candidate planets and is about 16 light years from Earth ...
Posted on: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 20:07:24 +0000

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