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Astronomers discover clutch of 'super-Earths'

Tuesday 17th June, 05:12 AM JST

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  • Sarge at 10:34 PM JST - 17th June

    "they are several times the mass of our own planet"

    So there's no way humans could ever walk, much less live on them.

  • keech2 at 10:58 PM JST - 17th June

    Sarge,

    None of the scientists said that there was 'human' life on any of these planets. Simply that the planets were super-Earths. This could lead to the discovery of some form of life. Probably not very human in appearance. If you are talking about the possibility of humans from Earth visiting, we probably won't have to worry about that for centuries or, possibly, ever. What I thought was pretty sad about this article is that it had to mention the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun in 365 days.

  • Triumvere at 05:40 PM JST - 18th June

    I'm not getting it. The article calls them "super-earths", then touts them as potential harbors for earth-style life, only to declare them to be "inhospitable balls of fire."

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