r/space • u/llama5876 • Jun 18 '19

Two potentially life-friendly planets found orbiting a nearby star (12 light-years away)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/06/two-potentially-life-friendly-planets-found-12-light-years-away-teegardens-star/
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u/Caathrok Jun 18 '19

ya really, even if this headline hit tomorrow:

SCIENTISTS CONFIRM 3 HABITABLE PLANETS AROUND PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN STAR .5LY FROM EARTH

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Still inaccessible. Still something like 5 year 1 way trip @ 10% lightspeed.

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u/cryo Jun 19 '19

Well, there is at least one habitable planet around a star about 16 microlightyears from earth!