A diverse cast of rocky worlds around a small star revealed by astronomers nouvelles.umontreal.ca 91 points by layer8 2 days ago
layer8 2 days ago Relevant news is that a fifth planet was confirmed in the habitable zone:https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06413https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.09343
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osti 2 days ago Is it time to send Matt Damon? jonathanlydall 2 days ago As this would be interstellar, he may not turn out to be best example of humanity to send. bobthecowboy 2 days ago Also, sending Matt Damon places usually seems to involve a pretty expensive and involved rescue mission later... showmexyz a day ago Better send some high school teacher.
jonathanlydall 2 days ago As this would be interstellar, he may not turn out to be best example of humanity to send. bobthecowboy 2 days ago Also, sending Matt Damon places usually seems to involve a pretty expensive and involved rescue mission later... showmexyz a day ago Better send some high school teacher.
bobthecowboy 2 days ago Also, sending Matt Damon places usually seems to involve a pretty expensive and involved rescue mission later... showmexyz a day ago Better send some high school teacher.
Relevant news is that a fifth planet was confirmed in the habitable zone:
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06413
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.09343
It‘s only 35 light years away!
So near and yet so far.
Funded by taxpayers via 11 grants split between Canadian government agencies and foundations, US NASA programs, and European Southern Observatory telescope time.
Is it time to send Matt Damon?
As this would be interstellar, he may not turn out to be best example of humanity to send.
Also, sending Matt Damon places usually seems to involve a pretty expensive and involved rescue mission later...
Better send some high school teacher.