http://news.techwhack.com/1185-astronomers-take-photos-of-planet-from-outer-space News from the Tech and IT World Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:03:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://news.techwhack.com/1185-astronomers-take-photos-of-planet-from-outer-space#comment-2241 Richard Diaz Sat, 21 May 2005 06:55:29 +0000 http://news.techwhack.com/1185/astronomers-take-photos-of-planet-from-outer-space/#comment-2241 If planet finders ever discover an Earth-like planet around a red dwarf star that supports life, I think it will be one of the most beautiful discoveries in history, since Galileo first looked at the stars through a telescope in 1608 A.D. Because red dwarf stars burn their hydrogen so much slower than the Sun does that they must have a life span of trillions of years. That's an enormous amount of time for life to evolve. If planet finders ever discover an Earth-like planet around a red dwarf star that supports life, I think it will be one of the most beautiful discoveries in history, since Galileo first looked at the stars through a telescope in 1608 A.D. Because red dwarf stars burn their hydrogen so much slower than the Sun does that they must have a life span of trillions of years. That’s an enormous amount of time for life to evolve.

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