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A planet in a four-star system!
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:50 pm
by Cody
An interesting system, that's for sure!
RE: A planet in a four-star system!
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:31 pm
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:' />
RE: A planet in a four-star system!
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:18 am
by Cody
Another discovery - a strangely crowded system, this one.
RE: A planet in a four-star system!
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:59 am
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.
RE: A planet in a four-star system!
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 5:17 am
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.
RE: A planet in a four-star system!
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:06 am
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
RE: A planet in a four-star system!
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:39 am
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. ^^