Pro-Humanist FREELOVER
2010-12-02 15:14:55 UTC
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Preface: Odds of Intelligent Life Elsewhere
Dramatically Increased?
-If- intelligent life, of the type which developed
on the planet we happen to reside on, exists
elsewhere, the odds of that happening are
dependent on the total number of "Goldilocks
Zone" planets which exist elsewhere. Per the
article at the end of this post, that number is
likely dramatically larger than previously known,
a direct consequence of a discovery of a huge
increase in the number of stars in the particu-
lar space-time continuum we happen to reside
within.
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The Vast-beyond-Vast Size of the Universe
(Top Posts - Science - 072603)
http://prohuman.net/science/size_of_universe.htm
Excerpt:
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Number of stars in the visible universe (total of
all kinds) = over 70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
(70 sextillion)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3085885.stm
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If the following article is correct, that would yield
a three-fold increase in the number of stars in the
particular space-time continuum we happen to
reside within, a new total of 210 sextillion stars.
Discovery Triples Number of Stars in Universe
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101201134158.htm
Excerpt:
ScienceDaily (Dec. 1, 2010) - Astronomers have
discovered that small, dim stars known as red
dwarfs are much more prolific than previously
thought -- so much so that the total number of
stars in the universe is likely three times bigger
than realized.
...
In addition to boosting the total number of stars
in the universe, the discovery also increases the
number of planets orbiting those stars, which in
turn elevates the number of planets that might
harbor life, van Dokkum said. In fact, a recently
discovered exoplanet that astronomers believe
could potentially support life orbits a red dwarf
star, called Gliese 581.
"There are possibly trillions of Earths orbiting
these stars," van Dokkum said, adding that the
red dwarfs they discovered, which are typically
more than 10 billion years old, have been around
long enough for complex life to evolve.
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Pro-Humanist FREELOVER
C.ure I.nsulinitis A.ssociation
http://prohuman.net/cureinsulinitisassociation.htm
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Preface: Odds of Intelligent Life Elsewhere
Dramatically Increased?
-If- intelligent life, of the type which developed
on the planet we happen to reside on, exists
elsewhere, the odds of that happening are
dependent on the total number of "Goldilocks
Zone" planets which exist elsewhere. Per the
article at the end of this post, that number is
likely dramatically larger than previously known,
a direct consequence of a discovery of a huge
increase in the number of stars in the particu-
lar space-time continuum we happen to reside
within.
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The Vast-beyond-Vast Size of the Universe
(Top Posts - Science - 072603)
http://prohuman.net/science/size_of_universe.htm
Excerpt:
...
Number of stars in the visible universe (total of
all kinds) = over 70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
(70 sextillion)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3085885.stm
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If the following article is correct, that would yield
a three-fold increase in the number of stars in the
particular space-time continuum we happen to
reside within, a new total of 210 sextillion stars.
Discovery Triples Number of Stars in Universe
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101201134158.htm
Excerpt:
ScienceDaily (Dec. 1, 2010) - Astronomers have
discovered that small, dim stars known as red
dwarfs are much more prolific than previously
thought -- so much so that the total number of
stars in the universe is likely three times bigger
than realized.
...
In addition to boosting the total number of stars
in the universe, the discovery also increases the
number of planets orbiting those stars, which in
turn elevates the number of planets that might
harbor life, van Dokkum said. In fact, a recently
discovered exoplanet that astronomers believe
could potentially support life orbits a red dwarf
star, called Gliese 581.
"There are possibly trillions of Earths orbiting
these stars," van Dokkum said, adding that the
red dwarfs they discovered, which are typically
more than 10 billion years old, have been around
long enough for complex life to evolve.
...
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Pro-Humanist FREELOVER
C.ure I.nsulinitis A.ssociation
http://prohuman.net/cureinsulinitisassociation.htm
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