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[liquidtmd]

Yes, yes it's Aliens / not Aliens but...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...oplanet-sun-planets-news-latest-a7590281.html

Nasa is to host a major press conference on a "discovery beyond our solar system".

The event will see the revelation of major information about exoplanets, or planets that orbit stars other than our sun, according to a release. It made no further mention of the details of what would be revealed.

Personally in terms of these announcements, I wish the James Webb telescope was up and active as (and I mean this respectfully) whatever their announcement will be is going to be based heavily on conjecture (probably)

Send my ass to Mars if old

Update: Link to stream here, live - thanks NH Apache

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdmHHpAsMVw

Edit - For those who missed the live stream, full conference here

https://youtu.be/TB4acbZyFBw

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/...h-of-earth-size-habitable-zone-planets-around

E, F, G are in the habitable zone.

Edit 2: This is what it is, we've never seen one before. No one has.

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. Three of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely to have liquid water.

The discovery sets a new record for greatest number of habitable-zone planets found around a single star outside our solar system. All of these seven planets could have liquid water – key to life as we know it – under the right atmospheric conditions, but the chances are highest with the three in the habitable zone.

“This discovery could be a significant piece in the puzzle of finding habitable environments, places that are conducive to life,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of the agency’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. “Answering the question ‘are we alone’ is a top science priority and finding so many planets like these for the first time in the habitable zone is a remarkable step forward toward that goal.”

 

[DBT85]

I've never seen one before, no one has, but I'm guessing it's a while hole.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

The last dying gasp of a once great agency before the Orange Man turns it into dust.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

Its earth sized and in the goldielocks zone. But thats all they know for now. Or maybe its aliems. Or maybe 2 planets share the same orbit or something less exciting. I'm going to go with its not going to be very exciting.

 

[KO Traveling Hobo]

The last dying gasp of a once great agency before the Orange Man turns it into dust.

If it wasn't for Papa Putin, I would think that NASA would be right up Trump's alley. Short of outright war, there aren't many other avenues that would allow him the kind of attention and proof of existence that outer space provides.

 

[Orbis Tabula]

They discovered that the Earth is flat.

 

[Log4Girlz]

I've never seen one before, no one has, but I'm guessing it's a while hole.

Its earth sized and in the goldielocks zone. But thats all they know for now. Or maybe its aliems. Or maybe 2 planets share the same orbit or something less exciting. I'm going to go with its not going to be very exciting.

It could be a while hole WITH aliems

 

[liquidtmd]

Its earth sized and in the goldielocks zone. But thats all they know for now. Or maybe its aliems. Or maybe 2 planets share the same orbit or something less exciting. I'm going to go with its not going to be very exciting.

Earth sized, in the Goldilocks zone, many more planets in this category than originally thought and one 'pretty much certified to have a water detected on it but we can't see shit captain' are indeed likely

 

[LookAtMeGo]

Earth sized, in the Goldilocks zone, many more planets in this category than originally thought and one 'pretty much certified to have a water detected on it but we can't see shit captain' are indeed likely

I guess if its relatively close and the James Webb will be able to snap direct images of them it could be pretty exciting.

 

[bobnowhere]

Maybe one with an atmosphere that is more friendly unlike the venus-like greenhouse ones they have found so far.

 

[XMonkey]

The last dying gasp of a once great agency before the Orange Man turns it into dust.

NASA isn't going anywhere... their priorities are likely going to change, however.

 

[Bob Coffee]

space dome announced to keep illegal space aliens out and the space aliens are going to pay for it. #MSGA

 

[Geist-]

My mind is read to be expanded by the Cosmos. Don't let me down NASA.

 

[Evolved1]

I guess if its relatively close and the James Webb will be able to snap direct images of them it could be pretty exciting.

I mean maybe I'm wrong but aren't the stars too darn bright to ever "see" one these? Even with the best telescopes, isn't detecting slight dimming as they pass between the telescope and star the absolute best case scenario?

 

[cyberheater]

And so the tip toe journey continues until 'they' think the world is ready to hear about the existence of intelligent alien life.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

I mean maybe I'm wrong but aren't the stars too darn bright to ever "see" one these? Even with the best telescopes, isn't detecting slight dimming as they pass between the telescope and star the absolute best case scenario?

Right now yes. But apparently one of the awesome things about the James Webb telescope is it will be able to capture direct images of exoplanets. Not sure how detailed they will be tho.

 

[hitme]

Requesting one of the exoplanets to be named Uranus.

 

[uncelestial]

I mean maybe I'm wrong but aren't the stars too darn bright to ever "see" one these? Even with the best telescopes, isn't detecting slight dimming as they pass between the telescope and star the absolute best case scenario?

We can see big ones if we blot out the star's light, and we haven't even launched James Webb yet.

Here's the HR 8799 system observed by the Gemini Planet Imager:

There are four identified planets orbiting here, read all about 'em! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HR_8799#Planetary_system

 

[Confrontation]

It'll probably be absolutely nothing important.

 

[Illucio]

Its probably just more information about planets that could hold life. It's cool to hear about but I wish they can make headway with a telescope on the moon in order to better examine a lot of these exo planets.

 

[Trickster]

Would be amazing if they found earth sized exoplanets, but I don't think we have the ability to really detect them yet do we ?

 

[Evolved1]

Right now yes. But apparently one of the awesome things about the James Webb telescope is it will be able to capture direct images of exoplanets. Not sure how detailed they will be tho.

We can see big ones if we blot out the star's light, and we haven't even launched James Webb yet.

Here's the HR 8799 system observed by the Gemini Planet Imager:

There are four identified planets orbiting here, read all about 'em! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HR_8799#Planetary_system

Ahhh okay. Thanks.

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

They should stop these conferences. I mean, who is it even for? Youre making the regular folk less and less excited about space every time you do one of these things.

Imagine if they had only held these kinda of conferences for major things. It would be all over the news for days.

 

[Trickster]

They should stop these conferences. I mean, who is it even for? Youre making the regular folk less and less excited about space every time you do one of these things.

Imagine if they had only held these kinda of conferences for major things. It would be all over the news for days.

"regular folks" would not get excited about anything short of ftl travel or aliens.

 

[curls]

The last dying gasp of a once great agency before the Orange Man turns it into dust.

😂 Bloody hell.

 

[Kettch]

Would be amazing if they found earth sized exoplanets, but I don't think we have the ability to really detect them yet do we ?

Lots of them actually!

Sort the list here by radius. Earth is around 0.09 for reference.

 

[Jackpot]

Its earth sized and in the goldielocks zone. But thats all they know for now.

Pretty much. That's all they can know.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

It'll probably be absolutely nothing important.

Isn't that how these usually go?

 

[hamauzu kaito]

Is this not new horizon related? In the last video update they teased a mission to 'planets beyond'. I'm guessing its that.

 

[CoolOff]

Is this not new horizon related?

Man, even NASA getting in on that release-hype. We getting a review pushing the Metacritic-score to 90!

 

[Measley]

I really wish we'd swap the military and NASA budgets. I'd love to see what NASA could accomplish with a 600 billion dollar annual budget.

 

[DBT85]

I really wish we'd swap the military and NASA budgets. I'd love to see what NASA could accomplish with a 600 billion dollar annual budget.

Fuck. They wouldn't know where to start.

Just take 10bill off of the military and give it to NASA and you'd see special things.

 

[OléGunner]

More exo planets no doubt.
I'm far more interested in NASA's spiel once the James Webb telescope launches and is bringing back spectacular new images of deep space.

I really wish we'd swap the military and NASA budgets. I'd love to see what NASA could accomplish with a 600 billion dollar annual budget.

 

[Temp_User]

Probably just another exoplanet ......

 

[Leyasu]

And so the tip toe journey continues until 'they' think the world is ready to hear about the existence of intelligent alien life.

Pretty much.

 

[Conciliator]

reliable inside source tells me it's definitely 100% aliens. On every planet.

 

[Disagree Guy]

My mind's telling me - it'll be boring and to the norm on the street it'll mean shit all
My heart's telling me it's irrefutable proof of something groundbreaking

 

[Donos]

Elon Musk to open preorders for a ticket there and a nice domed condo.

 

[RocknRola]

Aliens? Let it be Aliens!

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Yeah, it's probably gonna be another good candidate for life. A possible target for whenever we might have tech that allows us (or rather a group of humans) to get there.

 

[Dead Man]

We can see big ones if we blot out the star's light, and we haven't even launched James Webb yet.

Here's the HR 8799 system observed by the Gemini Planet Imager:

There are four identified planets orbiting here, read all about 'em! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HR_8799#Planetary_system

That is so much clearer than I expected, bloody hell.

 

[GasProblem]

Earth like exoplanet in the goldilocks zone and they can see that there's water on it.

And aliens.

 

[Caayn]

I really wish we'd swap the military and NASA budgets. I'd love to see what NASA could accomplish with a 600 billion dollar annual budget.

You guys spend six hundred billion annually on warfare

 

[Boem]

It's not going to be aliens of course, but I'm increasingly becoming convinced that, if they ever do find aliens, they're better of keeping it secret. Especially if it's intelligent life. I don't think the human race is even close to being ready. We actually took several incredibly large steps backwards in recent years. We couldn't handle it.

 

[Paganmoon]

That is so much clearer than I expected, bloody hell.

The closest planet in the image is 2 times further away from the star than Jupiter is from our Sun though.

 

[Measley]

You guys spend six hundred billion annually on warfare

Yep. :-(

Don Cheeto wants to increase that number.

 

[Badlucktroll]

Aren't most Solar Systems just filled with hot jupiters and venus wannabes? Maybe this one isn't.

 

[RocknRola]

I really wish we'd swap the military and NASA budgets. I'd love to see what NASA could accomplish with a 600 billion dollar annual budget.

Damn. That's probably more than the overall national budget of some countries!

 

[sturgboski]

Has NASA found a way to launch the GOP and alt right to said Exo planet?


God if only NASA budget was larger. I mean so much of the stuff built for, designed by NASA ends up as consumer products. Biggest example is memory foam.

 

[Disagree Guy]

Damn. That's probably more than the overall national budget of some countries!

You aren't wrong. Infact it's more than the overall national budget of most of the world.....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures

There is another stat haha

 

[shinra-bansho]

Please be a wormhole to the better divergent reality that broke off Nov last year.