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Astronomers Look for Potential Life Zones

Posted by michael on from the speculative-thinking dept.

js7a writes "An Australian team of astronomers has an article in the latest edition Science describing a 'Galactic Habitable Zone,' which contains about 10% of all the Milky Way's stars including the Sun. Stars within this band are likely to have rocky planets large enough to hold atmospheres, are sufficiently distant from supernovae, and have existed for at least four billion years. They haven't actually found any life or earth-like planets yet, but presumably this zone is a reasonable place to narrow such searches."

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  1. No life? by FesterDaFelcher · · Score: 3, Funny

    They haven't actually found any life

    That's good, because I'd be pissed if they had and I hadn't heard about it.

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  2. Cool by Bob+Vila's+Hammer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dr Lineweaver, a research astronomer at the University of NSW...

    There is a University of Not Safe for Work? And furthermore, there are doctors working there? Sweet mother of pr0nage!

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  3. Re:More like.... by Lars+T. · · Score: 2, Funny

    Make sure that those ingredients are not her children.

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