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Re:UdeM researchers confirm a fifth potentially habitable pl... by osti on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @04:16PM (#44663514)
Is it time to send Matt Damon?
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Re:UdeM researchers confirm a fifth potentially habitable pl... by jonathanlydall on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @04:23PM (#44663600)
As this would be interstellar, he may not turn out to be best example of humanity to send.
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Re:UdeM researchers confirm a fifth potentially habitable pl... by bobthecowboy on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @05:05PM (#44664047)
Also, sending Matt Damon places usually seems to involve a pretty expensive and involved rescue mission later...
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Re:UdeM researchers confirm a fifth potentially habitable pl... by showmexyz on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @10:33PM (#44666266)
Better send some high school teacher.
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Re:UdeM researchers confirm a fifth potentially habitable pl... by layer8 on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @05:03PM (#44664027)
Relevant news is that a fifth planet was confirmed in the habitable zone:

https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06413

https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.09343

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Re:UdeM researchers confirm a fifth potentially habitable pl... by searine on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @05:58PM (#44664475)
Funded by taxpayers via 11 grants split between Canadian government agencies and foundations, US NASA programs, and European Southern Observatory telescope time.
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Re:UdeM researchers confirm a fifth potentially habitable pl... by Tepix on Thursday July 24, 2025 @01:45AM (#44667331)
It‘s only 35 light years away!
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Re:UdeM researchers confirm a fifth potentially habitable pl... by zabzonk on Thursday July 24, 2025 @02:17AM (#44667542)
So near and yet so far.
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