Hmmm… the Queen song ’39 keeps playin in my head every time I hear about this newly discovered world.
However, just because it’s in the “goldilocks zone” in terms of solar radiation, who can say for sure about the actual habitability?
IT’s apparently 2.4 times our mass – I would imagine that extra gravity could hamper or even prevent the development of dextrous vertebrate creatures.
Atmospheric composition, volcanic/tectonic activity, and meteor strikes could all conspire, singly or in combination to snuff out whatever living organisms have developed or prevent them from developing.
December 7th, 2011 at 10:37 am
I think you mean, “getting back.”
Getting past the angel with the flaming sword is going to be a problem (ref – the Book of Genesis).
December 7th, 2011 at 11:13 am
Oh for heaven sake mankind it’s only
four600 light years away you know!I don’t know. Apathetic bloody planet, I’ve no sympathy at all.
December 7th, 2011 at 11:17 am
I think Biden will just put in a High Speed Rail to get there.
December 7th, 2011 at 12:44 pm
Good. Now I can keep trashing this one.
December 7th, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Hmmm… the Queen song ’39 keeps playin in my head every time I hear about this newly discovered world.
However, just because it’s in the “goldilocks zone” in terms of solar radiation, who can say for sure about the actual habitability?
IT’s apparently 2.4 times our mass – I would imagine that extra gravity could hamper or even prevent the development of dextrous vertebrate creatures.
Atmospheric composition, volcanic/tectonic activity, and meteor strikes could all conspire, singly or in combination to snuff out whatever living organisms have developed or prevent them from developing.
December 8th, 2011 at 3:29 am
OR there could be dinosaurs! You go first…