Closest Earth-Sized Planet May Be Around Red Dwarf Star.
The AP
(2/7, Dunn) reports, "Astronomers reported Wednesday that the nearest Earth-like
planet may be just 13 light-years away - or some 77 trillion miles. That planet
hasn't been found yet, but should be there based on the team's study of red
dwarf stars." Using data from the Kepler space telescope, researchers from the
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics led by Courtney Dressing determined
that 6% of the galaxies 75 billion red dwarf stars could have Earth-like
planets. According to the article, this "should simplify the search for
extraterrestrial life."
And this story that would have a different finding if posted by a creation scientist:
And this story that would have a different finding if posted by a creation scientist:
Bacteria Found In Antarctica Could Have Implications For Astrobiology.
The New
York Times (2/7, A18, Gorman, Subscription Publication) reports, "For
the first time, scientists report, they have found bacteria living in the cold
and dark deep under the Antarctic ice, a discovery that might advance knowledge
of how life could survive on other planets or moons and that offers the first
glimpse of a vast ecosystem of microscopic life in underground lakes in
Antarctica." John Priscu of Montana State University led the team that made the
discovery in Lake Whillans, although the article notes more study is needed to
determine exactly what type of bacteria was discovered. NASA's Chris McKay "said
in an e-mail that such analysis could determine if the bacteria in Lake Whillans
have implications for the possible discovery of extraterrestrial life." He said,
"If it was using a local energy source, it would be interesting. ... If it's
just consuming organics carried in from elsewhere, it is of much less interest."
It may be that the bacteria was there from before Noah's flood caused the ice caps at the poles.
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