Science Megathread

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NY Times: Ninth Planet May Exist in Solar System Beyond Pluto, Scientists Report

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I like the name "Telisto" personally.

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Physicists detect gravitational waves from violent black-hole merger

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Every news org seems to be running with "Earth-like" (as opposed to "Earth-sized" or its ilk) in their headlines, which implies something really important that we really don't know yet.

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Every news org seems to be running with "Earth-like" (as opposed to "Earth-sized" or its ilk) in their headlines, which implies something really important that we really don't know yet.

It's in the Goldilocks zone... it has Earth-like temperature. And with how abundant water has turned out to be, probably oceans of liquid water.

No, it has the potential for Earth-like temperatures. Nothing more is known than that. Venus and Mars are in the habitable zone but aren't hospitable to life and don't have Earth-like temperatures. There's also a strong chance it's tidally locked, which would not allow for Earth-like temperatures for the vast majority of the planet.