Honestly they had to just look down to find one earth. Would have saved a whole bunch of money :p
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090307/ ... likeworlds
I think its really cool. That 100 billion earths in the Galaxy someone else posted earlier seems really far fetched to me. It'll be interesting to try to nail down the a better number. And just think of what it'll do to SETI. We can point SETI at systems that have earth like worlds in them increasing our chances of finding life.
Earth Searcher Probe Launched
Earth Searcher Probe Launched
How many Minbari does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
None. They always surrender right before they finish the job and never tell you why.
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None. They always surrender right before they finish the job and never tell you why.
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Re: Earth Searcher Probe Launched
I'm just happy it actually launched successfully instead of ending up in the ocean...
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