Craig Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 http://news.discovery.com/space/habitable-zone-exoplanet-super-earth-121107.html The family of planets circling a relatively close dwarf star has grown to six, including a potential rocky world at least seven times more massive than Earth that is properly located for liquid water to exist on its surface, a condition believed to be necessary for life. Scientists added three new planets to three discovered in 2008 orbiting an orange star called HD 40307, which is roughly three-quarters as massive as the sun and located about 42 light-years away in the constellation Pictor. Of particular interest is the outermost planet, which is believed to fly around its parent star over 320 days, a distance that places it within HD 40307's so-called "habitable zone." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Hey Guys, I know 99% of you will have probably read this already but thought I would share it for those that haven't http://www.space.com/18393-alien-planet-super-earth-habitable-hd-40307g.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Already posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 That'll teach me to properly first!! Feel free to remove it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 I just merged it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Thanks Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rooster Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 It's not all about the so called "goldilocks zone" though... To survive a planet also needs an iron core too - although this is never mentioned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 Indeed, otherwise any atmosphere will have been stripped away long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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