"The planet, HD 189733b, is what's called a "Hot Jupiter" — a boiling, gigantic gas planet" - fat lot of good it's going to do us, then!
Seriously, though, if some form of life is possible on Jovian planets (and I remain hopeful that it is), then it will vastly outnumber terrestrial life in the Universe, simply because gas giants are so much bigger. And, extrapolating the size thing, much bigger than dinosaurs.
"The planet, HD 189733b, is what's called a "Hot Jupiter" — a boiling, gigantic gas planet" - fat lot of good it's going to do us, then!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, though, if some form of life is possible on Jovian planets (and I remain hopeful that it is), then it will vastly outnumber terrestrial life in the Universe, simply because gas giants are so much bigger. And, extrapolating the size thing, much bigger than dinosaurs.
Only 63 light-years away tho - (I say "only" in a "it's unlikly we'll get there before it's cooled down" sort of way)
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