In case you haven't seen it, Kepler doubled the number of exoplanets found today including the number in the habitable zones of their stars and the number of earth like planets. Earth like doesn't mean life as Venus and Mars are Earth like and in the habitable zones. Biggest take away for me, the number of Earth like planets outnumber the number of Jupiter or giant Jupiter like planets. Planets have to be confirmed. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/news/kepler_data_release.html http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/02/02/motherlode-of-pote... Kepler also found a mini solar system of 7 planets, close in to their stars but one I believe is close to the earth in terms of mass and composition. Cool stuff! Looks like if there is that many planets in such a small survey of the sky, 105 degrees I believe, then the chance for life out there is pretty great and if you multiply that by not only the Milky Way but the other Spiral galaxies out there, the chance for intelligent life looks to be pretty good. I guess the question will come down to does intelligent life overlap or is it not so common enough so it doesn't? It's an exciting time to be alive and I think Kepler brings excitement in a time and day when many things are dark in our world.
Jay,
Nice article, of course it would be neat to confirm earth like planets, but I have always been convinced by the notion that our Sun is very average, meaning that many exist like it and surely came into being by the same process. It seems inconceivable to me that life does not teem throughout our galaxy and the universe. I doubt we are that unique. Then we get to Sagan's question about how many civilizations destroyed themselves before becoming advanced enough for space travel. Erik In case you haven't seen it, Kepler doubled the number of exoplanets
found today including the number in the habitable zones of their stars and the number of earth like planets. Earth like doesn't mean life as Venus and Mars are Earth like and in the habitable zones. Biggest take away for me, the number of Earth like planets outnumber the number of Jupiter or giant Jupiter like planets. Planets have to be confirmed.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/news/kepler_data_release.html
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/02/02/motherlode-of-pote...
Kepler also found a mini solar system of 7 planets, close in to their stars but one I believe is close to the earth in terms of mass and composition. Cool stuff! Looks like if there is that many planets in such a small survey of the sky, 105 degrees I believe, then the chance for life out there is pretty great and if you multiply that by not only the Milky Way but the other Spiral galaxies out there, the chance for intelligent life looks to be pretty good. I guess the question will come down to does intelligent life overlap or is it not so common enough so it doesn't? It's an exciting time to be alive and I think Kepler brings excitement in a time and day when many things are dark in our world.
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I believe the answer to that question is 42. Bob -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of erikhansen@thebluezone.net Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 4:05 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Kepler Gone Wild Then we get to Sagan's question about how many civilizations destroyed themselves before becoming advanced enough for space travel. Erik
The answer is 42. But what's the question? --- On Wed, 2/2/11, Robert Taylor <robtaylorslc@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Robert Taylor <robtaylorslc@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Kepler Gone Wild To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 5:44 PM I believe the answer to that question is 42.
Bob
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of erikhansen@thebluezone.net Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 4:05 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Kepler Gone Wild
Then we get to Sagan's question about how many civilizations destroyed themselves before becoming advanced enough for space travel.
Erik
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The answer is 42. But what's the question? --- On Wed, 2/2/11, Robert Taylor <robtaylorslc@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Robert Taylor <robtaylorslc@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Kepler Gone Wild To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 5:44 PM I believe the answer to that question is 42.
Bob
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of erikhansen@thebluezone.net Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 4:05 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Kepler Gone Wild
Then we get to Sagan's question about how many civilizations destroyed themselves before becoming advanced enough for space travel.
Erik
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