OT: Astronomers on verge of finding Earth's twin

[FACEBOX]

I find this interesting news, and thought you would like a read:

"Just last week, astronomers announced they had discovered three super-Earths — worlds more massive than ours but small enough to most likely be rocky — orbiting a single star. And dozens of other worlds suspected of having masses in that same range were found around other stars"

"Being able to find three Earth-mass planets around a single star really makes the point that not only may many stars have one Earth, but they may very well have a couple of Earths," said Alan Boss, a planet formation theorist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington in Washington, D.C.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25350155/?GT1=43001

http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080616/080616-space-superearths-hm.widec.jpg

[Spawnomite]

Good, we need a new planet to conquer.

[BoodaLuvr]

Good, we need a new planet to conquer.

My thots exactly.:D LOL. Spawnomite, you lead the way!!! ;)

[BoodaLuvr]

Actually, there are 3 that we can conquer.

[FACEBOX]

LOL, I was thinking the same thing.
I just hope we're ABLE to conquer them and not the reverse. :D

[ChargerChris]

Sweet, I want to move to the one with the cheapest gas!!!

[FACEBOX]

^^^^^^^ :D:D:D:D:D:D:D!

[Spawnomite]

My thots exactly.:D LOL. Spawnomite, you lead the way!!! ;)And since those planets are bigger, more room everyone now.

[quiggle]

can' wait, would be the first to go. hope it's a planet with all women only :p

[LA SOMBRA]

Good, we need a new planet to conquer.

Good, we need a new planet to destroy:(

[kobayashi93]

There has to be one out there somewhere.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/kobayashi93-2/stars2.gif

I don't know if this is real info, but it's damn cool anyway.

[Undeadplastic]

but what does it all mean?? :eek:

[bigassbuzz]

Google NIBIRU

[BiBLE]

I'd consider it a HAUL if I found a planet variant.

I would then sell it and direct the profits towards the naming a star for the one you love company.

[Chunk-Style]

That news is pretty freakin' sweet. :cool:

can' wait, would be the first to go. hope it's a planet with all women only

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/3231/30163us0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:D

[BiBLE]

Crushed pelvis. What a way to go.

[Aviator]

There has to be one out there somewhere.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/kobayashi93-2/stars2.gif

I don't know if this is real info, but it's damn cool anyway.
Yeah, it's real. That's the Hubble Ultra Deep Field.

[BoodaLuvr]

Good, we need a new planet to destroy:(

Destroy/Conquer.......tomato/tomahto. Same thing. :p

[Holeman]

That's very, very cool.

We really need to get into colonization mode. It's really ****ing stupid to keep all your eggs in one basket.

But, uh.....how do we know that there's not already life on these planets similar or more advanced than ours?

[FACEBOX]

That's very, very cool.

We really need to get into colonization mode. It's really ****ing stupid to keep all your eggs in one basket.

But, uh.....how do we know that there's not already life on these planets similar or more advanced than ours?

Yeah, a "while we're looking at them, they're looking back at us" scenario.
Let the invasion begin! :D

[moviemaniac4]

I declare this planet "Jorge"

wha ?

Go and get yours !!!

[Holeman]

Yeah, a "while we're looking at them, they're looking back at us" scenario.
Let the invasion begin! :D

All I'm saying is, assuming the planets evolved along lines similar to ours with comparable radiation exposure, it's not too far a leap to assume that these planets may have life that is similar to ours.

Not sure they want a bunch Earther carpet baggers showing up to take their ****.