On September 13 2011 05:39 zimz wrote: i always knew there were thousand if not millions of planets like earth out there like over 10 years ago. i thought it was quite close minded for many people to assume earth is exceptionally rare and maybe the only one etc.
A lot of people know that, but it's the fact that we actually found it.
this is an amazing find, whats with the attitude? im just saying this is great proof against those extremely close minded individuals.
whats with the many people on TL extremely combative and defensive.
lol if anything you're the only one being combative and defensive...
Pretty glad that I am living in an age where stuff like this is going on. Can't wait till the day some concrete evidence is actually announced and people and the country get more focused on space like back in the moon race days.
On September 13 2011 05:55 ampson wrote: Now let's get to work on that faster-than light travel? Looks sweet. But why is it called SUPER EARTH?
Because the planet could potentially support life like Earth, but it is 3x larger than us. This is an amazing discovery though, imagine if there is life on the planet, holy shit.
On September 13 2011 07:18 zimz wrote: i think its more likely aliens discover us first then we do them.
I think it is more likely that aliens have discovered us, but just like us they couldn't do anything about it. I expect that there will be an age where we are both aware of each's others existence, but we will never be able to travel to either.
On September 13 2011 06:54 DarkEnergy wrote: Now we need to get of our ass and start researching and developing spacecraft's/technology that can get us there. Like a space elevator and maybe find a way to bend the laws of physics.
Warp drive, shouldn't take more than half a minute with that technology (well I guess you are allowed to dream right? )
Think back to those old Star Trek episodes where they would stand on a planet surface and communicate with the ship using a hand held device. and nano technology , replicators what wonders. But look today we have cellphones its normal. And we created buckyballs rudimentary nanotechnology helping to fight cancer soon. and replicators ? 3d printing technology is developing fast maybe soon if you have a "printer" that can manipulate atoms they could theoretically reformat the atoms into any substance.
On September 13 2011 06:35 DyEnasTy wrote: Wouldnt it be hazardous for humans to live on a planet that has 3.6x earths gravity?
3.6x Earth mass does not mean 3.6x Earth gravity. That'd only be the case if that 3.6x Earth's mass were packed into a sphere the SAME size as Earth. It's likely that this planet is larger in raidus than Earth because of the larger mass, so gravity will be somewhere between 1x and 3.6x, depending on density and composition.
On September 13 2011 06:35 DyEnasTy wrote: Wouldnt it be hazardous for humans to live on a planet that has 3.6x earths gravity?
3.6x Earth mass does not mean 3.6x Earth gravity. That'd only be the case if that 3.6x Earth's mass were packed into a sphere the SAME size as Earth. It's likely that this planet is larger in raidus than Earth because of the larger mass, so gravity will be somewhere between 1x and 3.6x, depending on density and composition.
No, 3.6 Earth masses means 3.6 times Earth's gravity. As long as you are outside of a spherical mass, you can model its gravitational effect on you as if it were a point mass. This is assuming that both bodies are not small in relation to the magnitude of the gravity involved, else tidal forces to come into play.
Edit: And people would probably not be able to deal with 3.6 gravities constantly pulling the blood out of their brains and into their feet. You would have to spend years working up to the ability to withstand that with any kind of consistency, I imagine. Maybe the first colony ship will be one of those that rotates to simulate gravity, and the inhabitants will spend the entire trip gradually dialing up the spin speed over the course of however many hundreds of years it would take to get there. That ought to do the trick.
On September 13 2011 07:38 nemo14 wrote: Edit: And people would probably not be able to deal with 3.6 gravities constantly pulling the blood out of their brains and into their feet. You would have to spend years working up to the ability to withstand that with any kind of consistency, I imagine. Maybe the first colony ship will be one of those that rotates to simulate gravity, and the inhabitants will spend the entire trip gradually dialing up the spin speed over the course of however many hundreds of years it would take to get there. That ought to do the trick.
Goku trained in 100x gravity so it would probably be fine.
On September 13 2011 06:35 DyEnasTy wrote: Wouldnt it be hazardous for humans to live on a planet that has 3.6x earths gravity?
3.6x Earth mass does not mean 3.6x Earth gravity. That'd only be the case if that 3.6x Earth's mass were packed into a sphere the SAME size as Earth. It's likely that this planet is larger in raidus than Earth because of the larger mass, so gravity will be somewhere between 1x and 3.6x, depending on density and composition.
No, 3.6 Earth masses means 3.6 times Earth's gravity. As long as you are outside of a spherical mass, you can model its gravitational effect on you as if it were a point mass. This is assuming that both bodies are not small in relation to the magnitude of the gravity involved, else tidal forces to come into play.
Edit: And people would probably not be able to deal with 3.6 gravities constantly pulling the blood out of their brains and into their feet. You would have to spend years working up to the ability to withstand that with any kind of consistency, I imagine. Maybe the first colony ship will be one of those that rotates to simulate gravity, and the inhabitants will spend the entire trip gradually dialing up the spin speed over the course of however many hundreds of years it would take to get there. That ought to do the trick.
You ... what? GMM/r^2 sir. If R is bigger, the gravity is less. I know what you're saying, but that only holds true if you're at the same radius. And like I said, bigger planet = bigger radius most likely. Perhaps I should've specified SURFACE gravity, but I thought that was implicit.
Don't even worry about tidal effects. This is like 8th grade status gravity we're talking about, not general relativity.
On September 13 2011 06:35 DyEnasTy wrote: Wouldnt it be hazardous for humans to live on a planet that has 3.6x earths gravity?
3.6x Earth mass does not mean 3.6x Earth gravity. That'd only be the case if that 3.6x Earth's mass were packed into a sphere the SAME size as Earth. It's likely that this planet is larger in raidus than Earth because of the larger mass, so gravity will be somewhere between 1x and 3.6x, depending on density and composition.
No, 3.6 Earth masses means 3.6 times Earth's gravity. As long as you are outside of a spherical mass, you can model its gravitational effect on you as if it were a point mass. This is assuming that both bodies are not small in relation to the magnitude of the gravity involved, else tidal forces to come into play.
Edit: And people would probably not be able to deal with 3.6 gravities constantly pulling the blood out of their brains and into their feet. You would have to spend years working up to the ability to withstand that with any kind of consistency, I imagine. Maybe the first colony ship will be one of those that rotates to simulate gravity, and the inhabitants will spend the entire trip gradually dialing up the spin speed over the course of however many hundreds of years it would take to get there. That ought to do the trick.
They've put chicken in an accelerator at 1.5x and 2.0x... they came out stronger in the end... and adjusted to it...
Im impressed by all these discoverys in the unisverse. But im waiting for an actuall photo of the surface/animals w.e. from one of these Super-Earth or how ever these kind of planets are called. That will be stunning and mindblowing..
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