The Huffington Post: Gliese 163C: Newfound Alien Planet In Habitable Zone Might Be Able To Support Life: By Nola Taylor Redd
This is about the fourth planet said to sustain a possibility of life, other than Earth. They are Kepler-22b, Gliese 667Cc, HD 85512b, and the most recent, Gliese 163C. Gliese 163C is said to be about fifty light years away and possibly contains water. It is about seven times the mass of Earth and could be a rocky planet, or researchers believe it may possibly be a "dwarfed gas giant"."We do not know for sure that it is a terrestrial planet," Bonfils said. "Planets of that mass regime can be terrestrial, ocean, or Neptune-like planets." Hopefully this can be a planet one can travel to, for Earth, has become quite overpopulated and there is a risk of not having enough resources to be provided for everybody, we really do need another planet to gain resources from. It is said that Gliese 163C has an orbital period of nine days, Earth's is 365.
The fact that other planets are being found with water is great, but this does not mean that all these planets are suitable for human beings. Some might be too far away from the sun which makes it too cold for us to live on. If we do not have a choice anymore but to live on another planet, scientists must find ways to make these planets a hospitable place to live.
ReplyDeleteAgain more planets? How can these scientists know that these plants are not housing extra terrestrial life forms that may form an interest in our planet. Although exciting these findings may result in circumstances not very desirable. With the negative aspect aside this may be useful, as was said, to support the growing population of Earth.
ReplyDeleteIt is great that new planets, distant or near, are being found within range of Earth. On the topic of overpopulation, Gliese 163C is a great discovery and can come in handy to the human race as a whole. Now, let us be realistic, if a spaceship sent from Earth traveled at a constant speed of light(has not even been close to being achieved), it would take approximately sixteen years and six months to reach Gliese 163C. If Earth were to send a spaceship traveling at 31,000 mph towards Gliese 163C, it would take 1,079,252 years and eight months to reach the distant planet. I highly doubt this would ever be done now or ever, unless the human race discovers how to travel faster than the speed of light, reaching this planet is unlikely. What the human race needs to do is think of solutions right here at home, instead of going beyond the stars.
ReplyDeleteTodays advanced research team is doing a great job in finding these planets. The idea of gaining resources is genius. Those planets can be the saviors of human life sometime in the future. Astronomy is the next step to the innovation of this planet. We as human beings should continue and get more into this field of work.
ReplyDeleteThis is very interesting because like the article had said, Earth's supply of resources is slowly diminishing. But, instead of looking into places in the universe, we should spend that money on what we can do here on Earth. Yes, programs such as these that look into planets throughout the universe is very interesting, but it is not what the world needs right now. Not anytime soon either.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how their is the technology to discover new planets in the universe, especially when they are many light years away. The new planet that has been found, the Gliese 163C, might provide us with the resources we might need in the future, but is it only me that thinks that this is useless? It is fifty light years away! What good can that possibly do. It is too far away to transport people in one lifetime their and start from scratch. It also seems like there is no way of transporting a significant amount of resources back to earth that would actually be beneficial. I hope that these planets can be useful and be used to our benefit in the near future!
ReplyDeleteIt is intriguing to read that there might be another planet that possibly contains water. This is vital information, because California has a shortage in water, making citizens value it.The majority of the world's water is not clean nor fresh, which shows the world to really appreciate and cherish the resources that one consumes.I hope that one day, the Gliese 163C will become a planet that all can travel to, and possibly inhabit.
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ReplyDeleteIt is extremely shocking how technology helps people discover different planets and what they contain. However, it is useless to make plans on obtaining resources from Gliese 163C because it is fifty light years away! Instead of wasting money for these discoveries, they can use that money to solve the problem of lack of resources here, on Earth. They discovered water, but water is not useful to Earth because three-fourths of Earth is water. It is great that people are tending to go beyond what is discovered, but realistically it is impossible to travel to this planet unless an innovative form of quick transportation is discovered. The extremely clever discoveries that are made by scientists show that such transportation, unrealistically but possibly, can be available in the near future, Hopefully when that time comes humans can only benefit from Gliese 163C.
ReplyDeleteThis is music to my ears! I have been longing for researchers and scientists to discover a planet much like Earth for years now. We cannot be the only form of creatures in this whole universe! There is bound to be a planet that is home to many "exotic" creatures and life. This brings us one step closer to the future. In the present, one must travel to a different country or continent to see their acquaintances; but imagine having to travel to a different planet! I cannot suppress my excitement or happiness as I type this blog comment. I am keeping my fingers cross for this new discovery to actually be a planet humans can travel to and live on! Great article, Gevo! I truly mean it.
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