Topic: Did Stormbringer finally do it?

[Nemesis]

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The object has a radius 1.5 times that of Earth, which lumps it into the class of extrasolar planets known as "super Earths." That's not so unusual, in and of itself; scientists estimate that about 25 per cent of known star systems feature similarly sized worlds. What makes this one special, however, are all of the other ways in which it resembles our own planet.

"This was very exciting because it's our fist habitable-zone super Earth around a sun-type star," NASA astronomer Natalie Batalha told Space.com.

That is, not only does the suspected planet resemble Earth, but the star it orbits is also comparable to our own, and the planet is orbiting it at just the right distance to allow the presence of liquid water, and therefore – just possibly – life.

Specifically, the planet is orbiting its star at an average distance of 70 million miles. Earth orbits the Sun at a distance of 93 million miles, on average, but the newly discovered planet orbits a star that's slightly cooler than our own.

Stormbringer did have a long lasting how to build a planet thread. 

[Sirgod]

Hehe, he still does over at the hannity boards. Well that, and many other interesting threads.

Stephen