Here is a bit more about this exoplanet that is so similar to ours:
The planet is 1,400 light-years away from our Solar System and orbits a star astronomers call our Sun’s cousin. While this star is four percent more massive and ten percent brighter, the distance between it and Kepler 452b is approximately the same as Earth’s distance from the Sun. The planet itself has a radius 60 percent larger than Earth and is suspected to be rocky, with a thick atmosphere and a significant amount of water.
Depending on how you look at this it could be a minor discovery or one of the most important from NASA since the launch of the Hubble.
There is a video below and one of the comments from “Andy” has this opinion in regards to the distance:
“focus under 100 lights year from earth not 1400 light years ,are you guys nutts?”
Well I’m not sure I agree with it but can see where his logic is coming from as many would like to find a closer planet. Although this one doesn’t seem that far, again depending on your perspective.
thanks to observer.com for the great info
thanks to SETI institute for the pic
So if a planet is larger then earth, and a planets gravity is decides by its mass. Assuming that the larger planet is more massive and the gravitational force is stronger then ours, would that mean the habitable life forms (if any) could be stronger then us, only to adapt to their environment of course… Crazy!
Yup, they would be stronger in relation to humans. Probably shorter and stalky too.
I’m assuming we could possibly be hurt or crushed by this force but I’m not an expert
I would think if the planet is habitable it would be more like feeling like you weigh much more then you’re use to here in Earth. So it would be more difficult to move around IMO. If the gravity is strong enough to kill you (which is possible on some planets) then I would speculate that other forms of intelligent would also have difficulty surviving. I also assume that all intelligence life takes on some huminoid appearance, but I could be wrong.