WOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOO WE HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO

Maybe!

A super Earth only 15 light years away has been discovered

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/super_earth_040825.html

MarkB

Uh, no thanks. I moved out of Texas to get away from heat like that.

It’s 50 light years away. Think of the gas costs.

The 1600 degree temperatures and 4x Earth mass shouldn’t be any hinderence to colonization though. After all, the scientist gurus say the planet is “Earthlike”. :roll:

Yeah, but see, I live in Alabama. If it’s DRY heat, I might be interested. In fact, that’s why a lot of people around here aren’t scared of hell. Might be low humidity there.

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

I agree.

It’s a cool discovery all the same, and to me, proof that we may not be alone in the universe… but at 1,160F, I’ll bet most inhabitants look like well done Hot Pockets. :smiley:

Do you think they’ll have a Holiday Inn? I’ll only go if they have a Holiday Inn… Just love the complimentary continental breakfast and waffle bar.

:smiley:

Frank: You said summer was hell.
Tim: Well… it was.
Frank: It’s all mind over matter, Bayliss.
Tim: No, no, it’s more than mind over matter. I know my mind and my mind remembers my ass melting into the tops of my shoes, all right? Summer was hell.
Frank: There’s no humidity in Hell.
Tim: What, you do a field report?
Frank: By all reliable accounts, there’s not a single drop of water to pass between Heaven and Hell. Hell is a dry heat.
Tim: Oh. Well, book me a flight.

(From [u]Homicide: Life on the Street[/u])