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troutman · 04-25-2007, 11:18 AM

As contemplated in other threads:

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...ghlight=planet

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...ghlight=planet

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/0....ap/index.html

• NEW: Planet could conceivably house life outside our solar system
• NEW: Discovery a "significant step" on way to finding possible life in universe
• NEW: Planet, dubbed 581 c, orbits red dwarf star Gliese 581
• NEW: Newly found planet full of liquid water, scientist believes

The new planet's star system is a mere 20.5 light years away, making Gliese 581 one of the 100 closest stars to Earth. It's so dim, you can't see it without a telescope, but it's somewhere in the constellation Libra, which is low in the southeastern sky during the mid-evening in the Northern Hemisphere.

04-25-2007, 11:18 AM	#1
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	Earth-like Planet Found As contemplated in other threads: http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...ghlight=planet http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...ghlight=planet http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/0....ap/index.html • NEW: Planet could conceivably house life outside our solar system • NEW: Discovery a "significant step" on way to finding possible life in universe • NEW: Planet, dubbed 581 c, orbits red dwarf star Gliese 581 • NEW: Newly found planet full of liquid water, scientist believes The new planet's star system is a mere 20.5 light years away, making Gliese 581 one of the 100 closest stars to Earth. It's so dim, you can't see it without a telescope, but it's somewhere in the constellation Libra, which is low in the southeastern sky during the mid-evening in the Northern Hemisphere. Last edited by troutman; 04-25-2007 at 11:26 AM.