Habitable planets

[Uther]

Ever heard creationsts go on about how miraculous it is that Earth is positioned in just the right place to allow life? Well, someone dun' goofed again:

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In it's short time in space looking at 1/400 of the sky, NASA's Kepler has already discovered 54 planets in our own galaxy (out of 100+ billion galaxies) which are positioned in what is known as habitable zone, or "goldilocks zone". That is the area around a star which is not too hot for water to evaporate, and not too cold for it to permanently freeze. Out of those 54 found, 6 are approximately the size of Earth.

Upon imagining actual numbers, I'd say chances are great that there are planets virtually identical to Earth in size and composition - in our own galaxy no less. We won't reach them any time soon, however.

 

[Cookie Eating Huskarl]

Is it wrong if at first glance, I thought I saw "Habitable Penises"?

 

[FrisianDude]

Yes. That should have been 'penes.'

 

[vadermath]

Is it wrong if at first glance, I thought I saw "Habitable Penises"?

Yes, because every penis is technically habitable.

 

[Eluqqa]

Note that the chances of Kepler detecting an earthlike planet around a sunlike star are about 0.65%. That it's finding anything remotely similar, and so early in the mission, is pretty damn cool.
What I'm hoping is that we will do some statistical analysis of Kepler's findings to figure out where earthlike planets are likely to be and then point some more powerful instruments at neighboring stars likely to have some.

And penises is a perfectly correct plural form of penis. I know this from the numerous discussions on the subject I have partaken in.

 

[Cyborg Eastern European]

Even the Creationist argument is full of **** at the core, anyway.
It's not like life elsewhere would find their world inhospitable and brutal. Well, at least not until they ****ed it up but that's beside the point. They'd see it as the zero. Not too much, not to little...that kind of crap.

But it is nice to know there's places to move to if we **** this one up.

 

[Raz]

In related news:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyHzhtARf8M

 

[FrisianDude]

Oh no, I don't want to watch/listen to that. I just read the thread by Nijek about Bill being stupid about Amsterdam and drugs and stuff again.

 

[kiarj]

In related news:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyHzhtARf8M

That man is an INCREDIBLE philosopher.

 

[Selothi]

Descartes has nothing on this dude !

 

[Cookie Eating Huskarl]

I'll tell you how did the moon get there. It was the attempt of a gigantic interstellar rabbit at making cheese.

 

[Cyborg Eastern European]

It's on of Cthulhus balls.

 

[Pharaoh Llandy]

Ever heard creationsts go on about how miraculous it is that Earth is positioned in just the right place to allow life? Well, someone dun' goofed again:

Upon imagining actual numbers, I'd say chances are great that there are planets virtually identical to Earth in size and composition - in our own galaxy no less. We won't reach them any time soon, however.

God probably created them too.

It's the answer for everything.

 

[Archonsod]

Upon imagining actual numbers, I'd say chances are great that there are planets virtually identical to Earth in size and composition - in our own galaxy no less. We won't reach them any time soon, however.

Chances were pretty damn good once they'd discovered the disk accretion theory. In 1995 they were pretty much confirmed.

Even the Creationist argument is full of **** at the core, anyway.

They're talking about using Keppler's results and applying them to a directed panspermia experiment, which will be hilarious should the creationists still be around in the two million years or so it'll take to work.

 

[Almalexia]

Not to start an evolution versus creation debate, but I'm a creationist, and I've always been excited to see life on other planets.  In my view, it doesn't prove creation wrong or evolution right, it just continues the debate.

Because scientists don't have anything else to do with their time besides debate. 

 

[Traptenoid]

And burn through money like water, and generally accomplish nothing. Woo-hoo...

 

[Icey Fresh Werewolf]

And burn through money like water, and generally accomplish nothing. Woo-hoo...

You can't burn water, and water doesn't burn money.

Or maybe I read it wrong.

 

[Archonsod]

And burn through money like water, and generally accomplish nothing. Woo-hoo...

Bashing this out on the old rock and chisel are you?

 

[Traptenoid]

Lol yeah I am a bit of Luddite. 

PS- I want a pipe like yours in that avy, it's spanky.

 

[Raz]

Then get the **** off the computer.