The Importance of Gliese 581g

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The fact that we've found a habitable planet candidate so soon after starting our search has important implications for the number of habitable planets that may exist in our galaxy - which was estimated to be around 10 billion.

Having found Gliese 581g so soon though, may mean one of two things. Either we were very lucky, or there are more planets out there than we thought. Based on this discovery, it's possible that we may have meny more habitable planets than originally thought.

Perhaps 20 to 30 billion stars in our galaxy may have conditions suitable for life.

Music used:


http://www.archive.org/details/brokenkites_ctrl_alt_rmx
http://www.archive.org/details/TheLastArcadian-Ep
http://www.archive.org/details/Conventional_Space

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• life in the universe
• keck
• drake equation
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• kepler

[stratocaster4321]

Does it have oil? Can we invade?

[myprettyriz]

@stratocaster4321 its a population consisting of billion Justin Beibers.

[stalkingcat123]

im coming

[TheBlackeyegalaxy]

@stratocaster4321 norway has oil \o/

[Tabbimura]

@stratocaster4321

Actually there is a mineral that can solve Earth's energy problems. It's blue, posses ability to hover and is worth 20 million for a kilo. ;-)

[madman8576]

i LOVE these videos. i think that you should make a video on the Eridanus supervoid or the Sloan Great Wall.

[tayyabno10]

Even Jupiter can beat that star up!

[MrCuriozo23]

like if you watched this shit high and it blew your mind off haha (:

[bpunlimited]

How about the world watches this stuff.

And stops wasting money on guns and for more land.

How about you start saving for the attempt to get to Gliese.

Thats where you'll have more land than you every wanted.

[Falcon11259]

@StygianDysnomia The day side of the planet would likely have a temperature well above freezing.