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Over 1,000 exoplanets have been discovered
Topic Started: Oct 22 2013, 02:54 PM (179 Views)
CJ
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24549384

The number of observed exoplanets - worlds circling distant stars - has passed 1,000.

Of these, 12 could be habitable - orbiting at a distance where it is neither "too hot" nor "too cold" for water to be liquid on the surface.

The planets are given away by tiny dips in light as they pass in front of their stars or through gravitational "tugs" on the star from an orbiting world.

These new worlds are listed in the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia.

The tally now stands at 1,010 new exoplanets.



And, remember, this is only the confirmed ones: there are also thousands of possible/unconfirmed ones. Of course, even then, we've only scratched the surface!
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That's really amazing. I wonder if there will ever be human life on those that would be habitable...
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CJ
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In the distant future, maybe. The Earth won't be inhabitable forever, so we'll ultimately have to look elsewhere in order to survive.

I just hope our presence wouldn't disrupt any existing life on those planets.
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