Earth, meet “Super Earth.”
It’s like you … only bigger, and better.
In fact, scientists have dubbed “Super-Earth” (also known by its club name, GJ 1214b) as most “Earth-like” planet ever, a celestial body made up of three-quarters liquid water with a core of nickel and iron and an atmosphere of hydrogen and helium. It’s nearly three times as big as our planet, too, and has a thirty-eight hour day.
Can anybody say more room! And more time to get stuff done!
There’s just one problem, though, “Super Earth” is forty light years away.
Well, make that two problems … the temperature on the surface of “Super Earth” is said to be around 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bet the global warming Nazis would hate that!
“Super-Earth” was discovered by Swiss scientists. It will be published in the new edition of the journal Nature.
By PasserBy December 17, 2009 at 10:26 am
FITS:
Sweet! I claim 40 acres (and a mule!) on the beach at “Super Myrtle Beach”. I plan to rent it out, and use the proceeds to buy Air Conditioning (only 250 degrees in the shade) and for charity.
By Luliana December 17, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Liquid water with a surface temp of 400F?
By countryboy December 17, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Must be God’s sauna, with water and a surface temp of 400F…Not big on science but wouldn’t water become steam and then if there was no cool place on the planet, escape into space? Be interested to hear an explation of “liquid” water and a 400 deg temp….
By Ynot December 17, 2009 at 1:33 pm
nazi’s is right
By JerryT December 17, 2009 at 1:45 pm
In order to have liquid water at 400 degrees F., The atmosphere would have to be incredibly dense and heavy. If there is liquid water and the amospheric density is similar to Earth, then the temp has to be similar to our planet and also contain oxygen, which could be hidden from our telescopes due to the other elements in the atmosphere.
By Freddie December 17, 2009 at 2:12 pm
JerryT:
Thanks for the explanation. I am impresses by the knowledge!, but DO NOT read this blog any further if you plan to stay knowledgeable.
I used to know alot of smart stuff and due to my daily FITS check, now I sit around in a monkey suit masturbating 24/7.
Turn your eyes away from the blog!
Fred
By Karl December 17, 2009 at 7:43 pm
It’s actually a year that is 38 hours. It orbits its sun in that amount of time.
By Soft Sigh From Hell December 18, 2009 at 8:52 am
Just as a technical aside, if that were 400 C rather than F no liquid water could exist no matter what the pressure. It would be above water’s critical temperature. It would all be a gas (steam).