supposobly 500 MILLION habitable planets in the not too hot/cold in our galaxy

[Marty Champions]

all in the goldilocks zone,just in our galaxy not counting others to me that is amazing, i wonder what kinds of eating knowledge and failiures they have acheived?

[spinnis]

it went from 0 , to 50planets  to 500 million in one month?  

source?

[Marty Champions]

it went from 0 , to 50planets  to 500 million in one month?  

source?

just heard it on the radio, they were quoting some carl sagan shit then they said that number, must have been some recent publication they were quoting from

[spinnis]

just heard it on the radio, they were quoting some carl sagan shit then they said that number, must have been some recent publication they were quoting from

well they Recently discovored 49 I think it was, I find it hard to believe that have had the time to find 500 million more ina  month when a few months ago they didnt know about even one

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/video/2011-02/04/c_13719078.htm

"BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhuanet) --An orbiting NASA telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life including more than 50 potential planets that appear to be in a habitable zone."

"54 of them are seemingly in the zone that could be hospitable to life. Kepler was launched in 2009 and orbits the sun between Earth and Mars."


and now all of a sudden 500 million? 

did you smell thinner before listening to the radio failcon?

[spinnis]

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/02/milky_way_has_5.php

"Scientists have figured out that our galaxy, the lovely Milky Way, has over 50 billion planets. Also mind-blowing: 500 million of those planets are in the zone where life could theoretically exist.

NASA estimated the number of planets by extrapolating from a sample that they found during a year of searching with the Kepler telescope. (Here's a fun little '80s-style animation that shows you how the telescope finds planets, by the way.) Their estimate was based on the assumption that one out of two stars has planets, and the Milky Way has at least 100 billion stars"

hmm

lets stick with 50 for now

[Marty Champions]

well they Recently discovored 49 I think it was, I find it hard to believe that have had the time to find 500 million more ina  month when a few months ago they didnt know about even one

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/video/2011-02/04/c_13719078.htm

"BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhuanet) --An orbiting NASA telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life including more than 50 potential planets that appear to be in a habitable zone."

just googled this http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&source=hp&q=star+in+the+north+west&btnG=Google+Search#hl=en&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=500+million+habitable+planets&cp=28&pf=p&sclient=psy&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=500+million+habitable+planets&pbx=1&bav=on.1,or.&fp=3f538f5b7eae14d4

here is the first link
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/02/milky_way_has_5.php

Milky Way Has 500 Million Theoretically Habitable Planets

Scientists have figured out that our galaxy, the lovely Milky Way, has over 50 billion planets. Also mind-blowing: 500 million of those planets are in the zone where life could theoretically exist.

NASA estimated the number of planets by extrapolating from a sample that they found during a year of searching with the Kepler telescope. (Here's a fun little '80s-style animation that shows you how the telescope finds planets, by the way.) Their estimate was based on the assumption that one out of two stars has planets, and the Milky Way has at least 100 billion stars.

Anyway -- when do we make contact with the aliens?

[Marty Champions]

lets stick with 50 for now

why so pessimistic? are you afriad of the falcon brethren, and that they may punish you for your crimes?

[spinnis]

why so pessimistic? are you afriad of the falcon brethren, and that they may punish you for your crimes?

50 is incredible enough. and it seems like the 500 million is just pure assumptions.

too lazy to check up exactly what the first telescope found out though. and what differs that from the 500 million.

[Marty Champions]

50 is incredible enough. and it seems like the 500 million is just pure assumptions.

to you 50 reps is enough to me 500 million is sufficient

[spinnis]

to you 50 reps is enough to me 500 million is sufficient

they will bring wrath on you either way for torturing those plants, maby they are living plants  

[spinnis]

RUN FAILCAN RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Marty Champions]

they will bring wrath on you either way for torturing those plants, maby they are living plants  

now that could be a valid point if it were the truth

but the truth is you will ask the gods "how am i supposed to sustain myself on this earth?" they will more than likely reccomend plants over animals dude

[Alexander D]

all in the goldilocks zone,just in our galaxy not counting others to me that is amazing, i wonder what kinds of eating knowledge and failiures they have acheived?

I'm pretty sure they are all eating navel oranges.