Astronomy Picture of the Day: Zarmina's World October 1st 2010
What a compelling article. The picture can't be taken too seriously as it is just an artist's rendition of what he/she thinks the real thing looks like. However, it puts it into perspective and helps me be able to visualize Zarmina's World which is potentially a habitable planet a " mere 20 light years away". I find it comical how they prefence a distance of 20 light years with the word mere, but I guess in the context of an infinite universe, 20 light years isn't too far of a distance. It is absolutely incredible that science is making such leaps and bounds into the discovery of a possibility of human life in our Milky Way galaxy. Because this planet is so close astronomer's think that there are very possibly many more instances in our galaxy where life could be possible. With an orbital period of only 37 days, and an AU of .15, Zarmina's World is very different from Earth but it is in the star named Gliese 581's habitable zone so life is technically possible.
Absolutely fantastic.
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