Posts by Doitsujin

Here's the thing: we tend to associate marsupials with Australia (in part because they have such iconic marsupials like kangaroos and koalas), and folks in North America will know the opossum, but there's also marsupials in South America, and they do have...

I've heard of this! Its an amazing discovery. The question is if these planets are actually suitable for supporting life, given that they orbit a red dwarf. ...

On Friday, November 18th, 2016 at 6:31 pm, KarmaJolt said: Short of getting a radio signal with video proof (that couldn't have been faked on Earth) sent from the exoplanet, I don't think there's a way to be 100% sure of any alien life on any exoplanet...

On Saturday, October 29th, 2016 at 2:33 am, Helena said: I don't know. It seems like there *should* be E.T. life somewhere out there but the fact we haven't found any signs of life yet leaves the whole idea in question. "I want to believe" The p...

I recently saw this very interesting article on the discovery of the first exoplanet orbiting a (more or less) sunlike star, 51 Pegasi. 51 Peg b is also the archetype for the class of 'hot jupiters' that orbit their suns in a tight orbit. The amazing issu...