Tuesday, April 24, 2007

:-P

Ok, I'm updating even though I don't feel like it. And I don't really have anything to say, but this is currently the top headline on Yahoo!:

Potentially habitable planet found

For the first time astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is potentially habitable, with Earth-like temperatures, a find researchers described Tuesday as a big step in the search for "life in the universe."

The planet is just the right size, might have water in liquid form, and in galactic terms is relatively nearby at 120 trillion miles away. But the star it closely orbits, known as a "red dwarf," is much smaller, dimmer and cooler than our sun.

I get a little annoyed when they say stuff like this. Now, I am definitely NOT a scientist (nor have I taken a science class since high school), but I feel like scientists limit themselves by only looking for planets with similar atmospheres to Earth's for life. Who says "aliens" require the same environment as humans? If they haven't found any, how would they know?

In other news, I've got an audition on Monday, which is one reason I haven't updated in awhile. The other reason is that I'm too lazy!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

i think aliens live in conditions like lake erie... thats why they are green... and also why I don't want to swim in it!

Jessica said...

Maybe that's why my Lake Erie shirt is green!