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Before anyone gets too excited I'd just point out that all they have found is a rocky world within Proxima's habitable zone. That doesn't mean that world necess
by EarlKing 5y ago
Before anyone gets too excited I'd just point out that all they have found is a rocky world within Proxima's habitable zone. That doesn't mean that world necessarily has a breathable atmosphere, water, sufficient gravity, a geomagnetic field, rotation sufficient to distribute heat equitably across its surface (as opposed to it being tidally locked facing Proxima), or any of a dozen other features requisite to support life.
Oh... and did I mention that Proxima is a known flare star?
Wake me up when they find a terrestrial world in the habitable zone of Alpha Centauri instead.
- b112 5y agoEasier to add water to Mars, or fix Venus, all possible to have well underway by end of century.
- parksy 5y agoYeah I was being a little tongue in cheek with the excitement, still it's pretty crazy we're actually seeing and cataloguing exoplanets now which was still in the realms of science fiction less than half a century ago. Anyway if Stellaris has taught me anything it's that the flares will add additional energy credits to the system... what's not to like?