FfFfFfFF 58,133 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Scientists have confirmed the existence of an Earth-sized planet that orbits the star closest to the sun. The planet is 1.17 times the mass of Earth and is located in the habitable zone of its star, Proxima Centauri, 4.2 light years away. A team of scientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) first detected the new planet, known as Proxima b, four years ago using the High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS). The ESPRESSO data showed that the minimum mass of Proxima b is 1.17 earth masses and that it orbits around its star in only 11.2 days. “Confirming the existence of Proxima b was an important task, and it’s one of the most interesting planets known in the solar neighborhood,” said study lead author Alejandro Suarez Mascareño. According to the experts, Proxima b is about 20 times closer to its star than the Earth is to the sun but receives a comparable amount of energy. However, the researchers said there is still a long way to go before they can speculate that life exists on Proxima b. Source: https://www.earth.com/news/new-earth-sized-planet-has-the-potential-to-host-life/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo Craig 55,649 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 They found Chromatica End Racism Now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRCF29 8,230 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Why it look like a desert.... Don't Call Me Gaga Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic 20,830 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Just now, JRCF29 said: Why it look like a desert.... To be fair, most planets do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,703 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said: The planet is 1.17 times the mass of Earth and is located in the habitable zone of its star, Proxima Centauri, 4.2 light years away. Chromatica: I think we're ALL located in the habitable zones of our stars Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeka 12,372 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Take me Proxima. I'm ready to LEAVE. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn 1,072 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, JRCF29 said: Why it look like a desert.... We dragged Gaga for the SL mv when it was an accurate depiction all this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGMonster95 13,704 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Most likely that planet has no life on it because It's parent star (Proxima Centauri) is a red dwarf which is a lot more aggressive than our star, that planet would need to have a very strong magnetic field, much bigger than our own planet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRCF29 8,230 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Just now, LGMonster95 said: Most likely that planet has no life on it because It's parent star (Proxima Centauri) is a red dwarf which is a lot more aggressive than our star, that planet would need to have a very strong magnetic field, much bigger than our own planet. Don't Call Me Gaga Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGMonster95 13,704 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, JRCF29 said: There's a very cool youtube channel which explains a lot of stuff through a game/simulations, I learned most stuff from it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRCF29 8,230 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Just now, LGMonster95 said: There's a very cool youtube channel which explains a lot of stuff through a game/simulations, I learned most stuff from it Oh i thought you were a science major or something lmao Don't Call Me Gaga Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGMonster95 13,704 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 1 minute ago, JRCF29 said: Oh i thought you were a science major or something lmao LMAO I'm far from it but I used to watch stuff from that channel every day because I love learning about the Universe and the things from it and how it works. He has an insane amount of quality content and he is actually very enjoyable to listen to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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