I wanted to share with you these barely known facts about exoplanets:
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1. In our stellar neighborhood there might be around 130 potentially (p.) habitable exoplanets, 10 of them being Earth-like.
2. The closest p. Earth-like planet is called Tau Ceti e, and it is located only 12 light years away from us.
3. So far, we have sent a targeted radio message to 2 p. habitable exoplanets, Tau Ceti e and Luyten b. Any reply would be received as of 2037 and
2041, respectively.
4. Amateur astronomers have discovered 2 p. habitable exoplanets: LHS-1140 b and K2-288 B b.
5. It is possible to detect exoplanets by using a tele-photo lens with an aperture of less than 50 mm.
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Awesome video, thanks for the share. It's fascinating to think that if we can develop near light speed travel, some of those planets could be
reachable.
originally posted by: harold223
Awesome video, thanks for the share. It's fascinating to think that if we can develop near light speed travel, some of those planets could be
reachable.