Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to learn about a possible
other planet Earth, which will be yet another thing mankind can
exploit the shit out of.
Right
now, over 500 light years away from here, is another planet which is
similar to ours. It has a slight orange tinge, which at noon is only
as bright as the hour before sunset.
NASA
scientists are referring to this planet as Kepler-186f, and it's
unlike anything they have seen before. The surprising news is that
Kepler-186f is the closest thing to the Earth which the big brains
have discovered.
It's the
first planet within the habitable zone of a star, the spot between
Mercury planets and Neptune, and has given scientists their first
opportunity to look for life elsewhere in our galaxy. This is no
longer the realm of science fiction, says a researcher from the SETI
Institute.
However,
should there be life on Kepler-186f, it may not be anything like we
have here. Due to the redder wavelengths of light, vegetation there
would come in hues of yellow and orange not our lush and succulent
green.
It's
more like Earth's cousin than its twin, states a NASA researcher that
spoke about their findings whilst in a conference call with
reporters.
For
years, the big brains have searched for signs of life by searching
space for patterns which could be imprints of technology, or clues
which would show a living planet.
Kepler-186f
is approximately 10% bigger than Earth, and orbits a sun which is
cooler, dimmer, and half the size of ours. The gravitational effects
would be more apparent there, and a person would feel heavier.
Our
cousin comes with none of the problems which reduce the likelihood of
life on other planets similar to Earth. Some are much to cold, too
big, contain to much gas, or have gravitation issues. By far,
Kepler-186f seems to be a Goldilocks syndrome, not too big, or too
far from a star, possibly just right.
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