Alien Worlds Seen For First Time

[Steve_A]

Hi Everyone,

Another interesting story:

"Scientists say they have spotted planets circling other stars with their own eyes for the first time ever.

The discovery has been hailed as a step on the road to finding other worlds that can support life - and perhaps even alien life itself."

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20081114/...e-3fd0ae9.html

Best regards,

Steve

[elsinorelore]

Hey thanks for that! I guess that every time something like this gets put out there, it gets us one "little step closer" to waking everyone up!!!

[Steve_A]

Hi elsinorelore,

I often think that press articles like these are released to prepare us for the 'big one'.

I understand that as time passes and technology gets more advanced that we understand more, but I think the recent articles relating to space and the like are beginning to appear commonplace, and could be just to make us more aware and prepared for 'D-Day'. Bring it on!

Best regards,

Steve

Originally Posted by elsinorelore

Hey thanks for that! I guess that every time something like this gets put out there, it gets us one "little step closer" to waking everyone up!!!

[raulduke]

Have a look.



This image, taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the newly discovered planet, Fomalhaut b, orbiting its parent star, Fomalhaut. According to scientists this is the first visible light snapshot of a planet circling another star. The small white box at lower right pinpoints the planet's location.