NASA to Host News Conference on Discovery Beyond Our Solar System

[johnfosteruk]

Weds 22nd 1pm EST

to present new findings on planets that orbit stars other than our sun, known as exoplanets

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-host-news-conference-on-discovery-beyond-our-solar-system

could be interesting. I'll be watching with interest

[furrysocks2]

Yeah, I saw that earlier - vague, therefore intriguing...

[johnfosteruk]

Also, embargoed until 1pm, therefore even more interesting. 

[LukeSkywatcher]

Im hazarding a guess that they have found an exoplanet in a far off solar system which lies within the "goldielocks" region of its parent star with "is not too hot and not too cold" and shows all the signs of having liquid water on its surface.

[nightfisher]

Maybe the Martian rover as made a decent discovery

[johnfosteruk]

I think Paul's got it to be fair. 

Id rather like it to be a first visual observation/imaging of an exoplanet myself but I doubt it. 

[nightfisher]

22 minutes ago, nightfisher said:

Maybe the Martian rover as made a decent discovery

Ah..i might ave got this wrong, the clue being beyond solar system, think that rules mars out

[johnfosteruk]

Just now, nightfisher said:

Ah..i might ave got this wrong, the clue being beyond solar system, think that rules mars out

Mebbe that's the news 'Mars has moved'

[furrysocks2]

7 hours ago, LukeSkywatcher said:

Im hazarding a guess that they have found an exoplanet in a far off solar system which lies within the "goldielocks" region of its parent star with "is not too hot and not too cold" and shows all the signs of having liquid water on its surface.

... free oxygen in its atmosphere?

[DaveS]

Link gives me "This page cannot be displayed"

[johnfosteruk]

Try http://go.nasa.gov/2kF3eMp

[goodricke1]

These 'embargoed' revelations generally tend to be rather underwhelming....

[Mr Spock]

NASA will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 22, to present new findings on planets that orbit stars other than our sun, known as exoplanets. The event will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website. 

They've probably found an Earth sized planet in a goldilocks zone somewhere - just a guess

[johnfosteruk]

21 minutes ago, goodricke1 said:

These 'embargoed' revelations generally tend to be rather underwhelming....

Wishing that's not true, wishing that's not true. 

So you don't think they'll be announcing that they found life then

 

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Thinking positively, it could be a detection of exterrestrial life; negatively, ravenous space-piranhas.

[DaveS]

1 hour ago, johnfosteruk said:

Try http://go.nasa.gov/2kF3eMp

Thanks, that one works.

Sounds like an exoplanet discovery. Hmm..... wasn't there a star with what looked like a Dyson Sphere or Ringworld around it? Maybe they've found signals?

[symesie04]

6 hours ago, johnfosteruk said:

I think Paul's got it to be fair. 

Id rather like it to be a first visual observation/imaging of an exoplanet myself but I doubt it. 

Already exists see below:

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170201.html

 

I wonder if it is just a revamp re-release of the above as although already out there it seems to have gone largely unnoticed and it is just an incredible piece of imagery that should be brought to the masses.

 

 

[Stub Mandrel]

Mutant Star Goat?

 

[astromerlin]

"OMG, I think we've found life on that little blue planet"... No wait, that's the rear facing camera.

 

Would be great news if they have found a planet with similar conditions to our own.

[bejay1957]

Hopefully it's not just an announcement on Planet 9 (always sounded better when it was Planet X) - though the clickbait suggests an exo-discovery

[reddoss]

Klingons, Klingons, Klingons........it has to be evidence of Klingons!!!!!!

[Butroz]

It won't be as big as evidence of intelligent life - no dyson sphere or megastructure - but I think it's got to be more than just another Goldilocks planet.  Best guess is something like an oxygen atmosphere detected.  Anything less than that and they've really oversold it. 

[alanjgreen]

nice piece here

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4243116/Mystery-NASA-press-conference-announce-major-discovery.html

 

[alanjgreen]

This one has good info on the presenters tomorrow but then goes into speculation mode

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/nasa-announcement-exoplanets-atmospheres/79602/

 

[johnfosteruk]

2 minutes ago, alanjgreen said:

This one has good info on the presenters tomorrow but then goes into speculation mode

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/nasa-announcement-exoplanets-atmospheres/79602/

 

At least they have the decency to tell you they're speculating though