Solar twin discovery leads to speculation of extraterrestrial life

[Swede]

Washington, Nov 11 : Astronomers have discovered a star which is more like the sun than any other observed till now. The star, HIP 56948, is located 200 light years away in the constellation Draco (the Dragon) and is being referred to as the Sun's 'twin' by astronomers, though probably being a billion years older than the Sun.


http://www.topnews.in/solar-twin-discovery-leads-speculation-extraterrestrial-life-25718

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. This is COOL

before fifty years we will answer the question, and many in multiple religions will have a virtual cow

I ain't kidding here.

[Deja Q]

2. Unless the cow is sacred, in which case they'll just double their fun!

[Cheap_Trick]

9. they'll brow-beat the media into submission

and bury any such findings that might contradict the bible. remember, if you didn't hear it on the news (especially fauxsnooze), it didn't happen.

[Adsos Letter]

3. ...Great....next, NASA will try to send humans there...

(sigh) a chance to fuck up someone else's solar system...

[Snarkoleptic]

4. Wonder if Halliburton has secured the oil/mineral rights to the surrounding planets yet.

[tridim]

5. Uh oh fundies, better laminate the book of Genesis before it's nullified.

Religion needs a shakeup, because what we have now just isn't working.

[aquart]

6. Never mind the "twin." Is there a Class M planet?

[tridim]

7. I think we can only detect gas giants at this point.

And that's only indirectly, based on the wobble of the sun.

So the answer is maybe.

It would certainly be a good system for SETI explore.

[Orsino]

10. If it's a billion years older than Earth, there may be nothing there but slime.

We're halfway through Earth's billion-year window for complex life.

[qazplm]

11. or could be an advanced civilization

with a billion year headstart on us.

[99th_Monkey]

8. Duz that mean our Sun has a billion years left? Waa-hoo. No worries. nt.