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Shortlist of Possible ET Addresses

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the he-phoned-home-just-trace-the-call dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Yahoo News is reporting that Astronomer Margaret Turnbull of the Carnegie Institution has released a 'top 10' list of potential inhabitable star systems. NASA is planning on using this top 10 list as the targets for their Terrestrial Planet Finder a 'system of two orbiting observatories scheduled for launch by 2020.'"

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  1. hmmm by smash · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Apparently some systems were "tossed out" because they aren't stable enough (variable stars, strong gravity, etc).

    Now, is it just me, or does the idea that life may well need some abnormal event to kick-start it in conflict with that very idea?

    Perhaps include *some* of these systems?

    smash.

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