A planet in a four-star system!

Discuss anything related to outer space, discoveries, missions and theories of the universe our little blue planet is a part of.
Post Reply
User avatar
Cody
Private
Posts: 1975
Joined: Fri Nov 25, 2016 11:33 pm

A planet in a four-star system!

Post by Cody »

An interesting system, that's for sure!
True
Private
Posts: 165
Joined: Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:02 am

RE: A planet in a four-star system!

Post by True »

Galactic SpringBreak planet: Party all day! <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//haha.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':haha:' />
User avatar
Cody
Private
Posts: 1975
Joined: Fri Nov 25, 2016 11:33 pm

RE: A planet in a four-star system!

Post by Cody »

Another discovery - a strangely crowded system, this one.
True
Private
Posts: 165
Joined: Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:02 am

RE: A planet in a four-star system!

Post by True »

What we need is a planet in the habitable zone with liquid water on it or under an ice shell like Jupiters Europa.This in a radius of a few hundred light years and we might see a new increase in space missions funding. ^^But it is still interesting what kind of strange systems are created throughout the galaxy/universe.
User avatar
Cody
Private
Posts: 1975
Joined: Fri Nov 25, 2016 11:33 pm

RE: A planet in a four-star system!

Post by Cody »

How about a planet in the Alpha Centauri system - close enough?It may not be in the habitable zone - but it's a really cool discovery.
JamesCoote
Private
Posts: 33
Joined: Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:45 pm

RE: A planet in a four-star system!

Post by JamesCoote »

The planet in the alpha centauri system may be in tidal lock, and so have a cooler far side. However, it has also been suggested that systems with this type of planet often have other similar small rocky bodies further out as well, so there is still hope for finding another earth-like planetHaving said that, Mars is fairly earth-like, and all we've sent there so far is robots
True
Private
Posts: 165
Joined: Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:02 am

RE: A planet in a four-star system!

Post by True »


'Cody' wrote:
How about a planet in the Alpha Centauri system - close enough?It may not be in the habitable zone - but it's a really cool discovery.
A habitable planet in Alpha Centauri would have been nice. Not that I would experience even a drone landing there in my lifetime, but it would be good to know that there is a realistic option for mankind to reach another planet. ^^
Post Reply

Return to “Outer Space and Astronomy”