Interesting Article on Gliese 581d

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http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/gliese-581d--the-exoplanet-which-could-be-a-haven-for-life-20110517-1eq87.html

Some climate modelling done by climate scientist at CNRS (the French national academy of sciences) points to the possibility that Gliese 581d might be a habitable world. Mind you, not necessarily all that great for us.

[ballaratdragons]

Interesting, thanks Carl

Pity we'll never get close enough to see it properly, let alone spend 300,000 years traveling to there.

But the possibilities of detecting habitable worlds is getting better.

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You never know where we'll be in 50, let alone 100 years, Ken. Wasn't all that long ago they thought spaceflight was impossible.

[ballaratdragons]

Yes Carl, I believe our descendants will go venturing off to new worlds, but not in OUR time :thumbsup:
(depending on how old the reader is)

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Maybe, maybe not...depends on how long you might live for. In 50 years I'll only be 95 and hopefully well enough to appreciate science in that day and age :)

[CraigS]

That's a long time to wait for an appreciation for Science ! :P :)

[ballaratdragons]

and at 95 with Alziemers you'll say "what's a Planet sonny?" :lol:
I'll be well over 100 :thumbsup:

But someone may surprise and and discover/use near-light travel in the next 5-10 years.
Wouldn't that be grand :)

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Not today's....the science of then:):P

Today's will be passe by then:):P

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I hope if I get to that age, I don't have Alzheimer's:)

You never know...what might be going on at Area 51, we just don't know:)

[ballaratdragons]

Don't worry Carl, if you ever get Alzhiemers you won't know it :P

Hmmmmm . . . Area 51?
Anyhthing could be going on already in secret and we are just lamb to the slaughter as usual. Baaa Baaaaaa :lol:

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Oh, yes I will :)

Not this little black duck!!!! :):P