CJ Brewer aka .nAbish? Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 So I just heard that NASA has found another planet... But the thing is, the temperature is 700 degrees... Making it impossible to land on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnl Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFiro Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Where is that planet? In our solar system? More info, please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Brewer aka .nAbish? Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 (edited) Best I could find.. LOS ANGELES – Astronomers searching for planets outside our solar system have discovered the tiniest one yet – one that's about the size of our moon. But hunters for life in the universe will need to poke elsewhere. The new world orbits too close to its sun-like star and is too sizzling to support life. Its surface temperature is an estimated 700 degrees Fahrenheit. It also lacks an atmosphere and water on its rocky surface. University of California, Berkeley astronomer Geoff Marcy, one of the founding fathers of the planet-hunting field, called the latest find "absolutely mind-boggling." Read more: http://www.weather.com/news/science/space/smallest-planet-discovered-20130225 Edited February 26, 2013 by CJ Brewer aka .nAbish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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