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Astronomers spot most Earth-like planet yet
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RE: Astronomers spot most Earth-like planet yet
April 17, 2014 at 7:40 pm (This post was last modified: April 17, 2014 at 7:41 pm by Jackalope.)
(April 17, 2014 at 7:30 pm)Chuck Wrote: The math the gave you 10,219,853,282 years is also dodgy.

It's also dodgy in that it fails to account for where the star will be when the spacecraft arrives. Stars move and shit.

At that timescale its probably a good idea to make sure your target will still exist when you get there as well.
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RE: Astronomers spot most Earth-like planet yet - by Jackalope - April 17, 2014 at 7:40 pm
RE: Astronomers spot most Earth-like planet yet - by Cato - April 17, 2014 at 8:59 pm
RE: Astronomers spot most Earth-like planet yet - by Cato - April 19, 2014 at 6:12 am
RE: Astronomers spot most Earth-like planet yet - by Sedna - April 17, 2014 at 11:40 pm

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