A diverse cast of rocky worlds around a small star revealed by astronomers nouvelles.umontreal.ca 89 points by layer8 a day ago
layer8 a day ago Relevant news is that a fifth planet was confirmed in the habitable zone:https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06413https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.09343
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osti a day ago Is it time to send Matt Damon? jonathanlydall a day ago As this would be interstellar, he may not turn out to be best example of humanity to send. bobthecowboy a day ago Also, sending Matt Damon places usually seems to involve a pretty expensive and involved rescue mission later... showmexyz a day ago Better send some high school teacher.
jonathanlydall a day ago As this would be interstellar, he may not turn out to be best example of humanity to send. bobthecowboy a day ago Also, sending Matt Damon places usually seems to involve a pretty expensive and involved rescue mission later... showmexyz a day ago Better send some high school teacher.
bobthecowboy a day ago Also, sending Matt Damon places usually seems to involve a pretty expensive and involved rescue mission later... showmexyz a day ago Better send some high school teacher.
Relevant news is that a fifth planet was confirmed in the habitable zone:
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06413
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.09343
It‘s only 35 light years away!
So near and yet so far.
Funded by taxpayers via 11 grants split between Canadian government agencies and foundations, US NASA programs, and European Southern Observatory telescope time.
Is it time to send Matt Damon?
As this would be interstellar, he may not turn out to be best example of humanity to send.
Also, sending Matt Damon places usually seems to involve a pretty expensive and involved rescue mission later...
Better send some high school teacher.