Scientists have found an Earth sized planet orbiting the habitable zone of a star like our Sun

[Chief]

Kepler 452b is most similar planet to Earth found, Nasa says | Daily Mail Online

Kepler-452b is 60 per cent larger in diameter than Earth. It is located about 1,400 light years away in the constellation Cygnus.

Although it is larger, it is 385-day orbit is only 5 per cent longer.

The planet is 5 per cent farther from its parent star Kepler-452 than Earth is from the sun.

It has the same temperature, and is 20 per cent brighter and has a diameter 10 per cent larger.

Its sun, Kepler-452, is 6 billion years old, 1.5 billion years older than our sun.

One unanswered question is whether the planet is rocky. Scientists say there's a better than even chance it is.

Now we just need a couple of these...

 

[Robbie Hart]

So it's 6 quadrillion miles away.....how the fuc- can that even be seen or verified?

 

[ThatOneDude]

So it's 6 quadrillion miles away.....how the fuc- can that even be seen or verified?

Lasers and brains larger than ours

 

[La Paix]

So it's 6 quadrillion miles away.....how the fuc- can that even be seen or verified?

 

[BJTT-Rizzo]

Lmao @ your wit.

 

[delightone]

Kepler 452b is most similar planet to Earth found, Nasa says | Daily Mail Online

Kepler-452b is 60 per cent larger in diameter than Earth. It is located about 1,400 light years away in the constellation Cygnus.

Although it is larger, it is 385-day orbit is only 5 per cent longer.

The planet is 5 per cent farther from its parent star Kepler-452 than Earth is from the sun.

It has the same temperature, and is 20 per cent brighter and has a diameter 10 per cent larger.

Its sun, Kepler-452, is 6 billion years old, 1.5 billion years older than our sun.

One unanswered question is whether the planet is rocky. Scientists say there's a better than even chance it is.

Now we just need a couple of these...

75000 km an hour for nine years will get you there too, that's what that kepler thingy was doing velocity wise, it used plutonium for energy/fuel.

 

[BJTT-Rizzo]

it used plutonium for energy/fuel

 

[Chief]

75000 km an hour for nine years will get you there too, that's what that kepler thingy was doing velocity wise, it used plutonium for energy/fuel.

I think if it's 1,400 light years away then you have to travel at the speed of light for 1,400 years.

Kepler probably stopped short and used the zoom function. But I don't science too good so I'm just hypothesizing.

Isn't this @Leigh 's area of expertise? (I think he made some space threads on the "other" site.)

 

[Chief]

How do you tag someone?

 

[lookoutawhale]

How do you tag someone?

you type @

then click the first couple letters of the persons name and then their name should pop up. Then click on that name.

 

[BJTT-Rizzo]

How do you tag someone?

Use @ and type the first three letters of their SN
@C
@Ch
@Chi ...on the third letter a popup will appear with the name. Just click it.
Or just use@ and type the first whole SN but you shouldn't have to.
@Chief

 

[Chief]

Thanks @lookoutawhale and @Frank Rizzo !

 

[lookoutawhale]

Thanks @lookoutawhale and @Frank Rizzo !

nice you did it.

bring it in @Frank Rizzo group hug.

 

[BJTT-Rizzo]

Lol Thug hug for the each of you @lookoutawhale and @Chief

 

[lookoutawhale]

 

[Chief]

Lol Thug hug for the each of you @lookoutawhale and @Chief

Thanks Sizzle Chest.

 

[BJTT-Rizzo]

N

Thanks Sizzle Chest.

No sweat barrel ass.lol

 

[La Paix]

I think if it's 1,400 light years away then you have to travel at the speed of light for 1,400 years.

Kepler probably stopped short and used the zoom function. But I don't science too good so I'm just hypothesizing.

Isn't this @Leigh 's area of expertise? (I think he made some space threads on the "other" site.)

@Leigh cutting loose.

Jk I serious think all this main stream space talk is awesome.

 

[Zeph]

So it's 6 quadrillion miles away.....how the fuc- can that even be seen or verified?

By looking at stars you can measure the light they are sending in our direction, then when a body moves in front of the star during it's orbit you can measure the drop in luminosity, which gives you an idea of the size of the planet. To measure the density they then look for minute wobbles from the star as they react to the gravity from the planet/s in orbit around it. Which then gives an idea of the materials which make up the planet and whether it is rocky or gaseous.

 

[Leigh]

I think if it's 1,400 light years away then you have to travel at the speed of light for 1,400 years.

Kepler probably stopped short and used the zoom function. But I don't science too good so I'm just hypothesizing.

Isn't this @Leigh 's area of expertise? (I think he made some space threads on the "other" site.)

Certainly not an expert, just find it interesting