Talking about planets outside our solar system and how we're going to get there, and live there http://www.gettingtherefromhere.info/Community/Blog/tabid/79/BlogId/14/Default.aspx en-US GettingThere@gettingtherefromhere.info Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:50:44 GMT Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:50:44 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.5.1.19887 Last week's <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/gliese_581_feature.html" target="_blank">announcement of an Earth-like planet in the habitable zone around its star</a>, brings back to mind a recent <a href="http://www.gettingtherefromhere.info/Community/Forums/tabid/77/forumid/10/threadid/20/scope/posts/Re_Gravity_How_Much_Is_Too_Much.aspx">discussion in our forums about exoplanet gravity</a>. The new planet, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_581_g" target="_blank">Gliese 581g</a>, is believed to be between 3.1 and 4.3 times the mass of the Earth, which begs the question: even if we could get there (Gliese 581 is approximately 20.5 light years away), could this be a usable planet for humans?<a href=http://www.gettingtherefromhere.info/Community/Blog/tabid/79/EntryId/32/Thoughts-on-the-Habitability-of-Zarminas-World.aspx>More...</a> http://www.gettingtherefromhere.info/Community/Blog/tabid/79/EntryId/32/Thoughts-on-the-Habitability-of-Zarminas-World.aspx http://www.gettingtherefromhere.info/Community/Blog/tabid/79/EntryId/32/Thoughts-on-the-Habitability-of-Zarminas-World.aspx#Comments http://www.gettingtherefromhere.info/Community/Blog/tabid/79/EntryId/32/Thoughts-on-the-Habitability-of-Zarminas-World.aspx Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:32:00 GMT 0 http://www.gettingtherefromhere.info/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=32