astronomers discuss the possibilities….
On this particular exoplanet there are features that have astronomers excited. Could this particular feature of a planet be one of the best indicators of alien life? Kepler 452-b may be the most discussed exoplanet ever and the most likely to have life on it similar to ours. Here are more of the specifics that have astronomers excited about this one:
The bright glint of alien oceans may be visible from afar, allowing astronomers to flag potentially habitable exoplanets.
As Earth travels around the sun, it moves through phases much like the moon when seen from afar. The planet’s oceans reflect a great deal of light, especially during the crescent phase. The same principle should apply to exoplanets, researchers say.
“Seeing excessive brightness at the crescent phases could be a telltale signal of ocean planets,” Tyler Robinson, of NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, said at the Astrobiology Science Conference in Chicago in June.
Do you think we will be able to investigate this place further? Should we send S.E.T.I. signals there or listen for them?
Let’s find out more and check out a video of kepler 452b on the next page
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Scientist are looking for oxygen planets for life.But does all life breath oxygen ?
Plants do need oxygen to survive; don’t they considered to be living
Plants use co2 so its bound oxygen Bermane. However many species of plant, animal, fungi bacteria hsve been found that dont necessarily need o2 ans still other arsenic based life has been found in particular US lakes.
And thermal vents