New Planet May Be Among Most Earthlike—Weather Permitting

Marcus G. -- On August 30th Rachel Kaufman wrote an article on the most Earthlike planet we have
seen outside our solar system. The planet HD85512b was found orbiting an Orange Dwarf
Star. Using Radial Velocity to find this planet scientist and astronomers soon found out that
it held liquid water. To be even more shocking is that the planet is close enough to the sun
to feel its heat, but far enough to sustain water in liquid form. As scientists and astronomers
looked at HD85512b they saw it was round enough to have a stable climate. The other fact that
lead scientists to looking for life there is that the star is old enough to not be inducing it to a
lot of solar storms to destroy its atmosphere. Scientists predict that its size it should have the
atmosphere similar to Earth's which consists of mainly Oxygen and Nitrogen.

This interested me a lot when I read this. I like to learn about the universe, because there
is so much out there we don't know. We don't even know everything that happens here on Earth.
I know we are not the only ones in the universe and to know that we are getting closer to finding
more about Alien worlds that might hold life is awesome. Although we cannot for surely know
if this planet may hold life or be able to sustain it with ease it is still a fantastic accomplishment.
The planet is we may not be able to touch for a long time if any, but it helps get an understanding
of planets out of our solar system. Even so science has yet to prove life on other planets.

Link:  New Planet May Be Among Most Earthlike—Weather Permitting