Big Announcement from NASA
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
United States
February 22, 2017 11:32am CST
Tonight at 6 pm, NASA is supposed to make a big announcement about a discovery from beyond our galaxy.
What do you think it could be? Did they find life? Civilisations? Water? I want to know what you think now and what you think after the announcement.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
22 Feb 17
I did a little reading and research, think it's about exoplanets or planets that revolve around other stars similar ours that revolves around the Sun. My guess is only as good as yours and the rest.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
22 Feb 17
@akalinus I'll just keep my fingers crossed and wait what it is, I don't want it to be significant but something that might be harmful in the future.
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
22 Feb 17
@louievill Nobody really knows what is out there.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
22 Feb 17
I read that they discovered 7 new exoplanets with the size of the Earth around a small star at 40 light years from here. 3 might have water.
It is not something very new, I started a discussion about it last year. My guess is that the NASA needs money
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It is a cool dwarf star in the inner-suburbs of our solar system : it is only at 40 light years from us, a bit far for a car, but very close for a...
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@topffer (42156)
• France
22 Feb 17
@akalinus It is this. There is a NASA press release available.
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. Three of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely to hav
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
22 Feb 17
sounds exciting - hope the announcement lives up to the promise
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
22 Feb 17
I am thinking water or a form of life that is maybe trees or something, that would be interesting or perhaps a volcano.
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
22 Feb 17
@akalinus It would be so cool to see other forms of life
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
22 Feb 17
Oh wow, I didn't even know about that, I'm guessing it'll be something like water, if it were life or civilizations I think it would be on all of the news stations
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
23 Feb 17
Announcements may come and announcements may go but all that has not changed the world any which way
@allknowing (130066)
• India
25 Feb 17
@akalinus So much about the moon. but that has not affected us in any way
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 Feb 17
It was an exciting announcement, I think that it is a little presumptuous of us to assume we are the only life in the universe but who knows, I guess creationists would say it is impossible, I prefer to think that God has a very large vision.
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@Letranknight2015 (51499)
• Philippines
22 Feb 17
They've been lying the whole time. Of course there's UFO's and other civilizations out there. Were not the only ones out there giving the fact there's tons of Galaxies in our universe and starts in our own galaxy. They're just not into revealing it.
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
22 Feb 17
I have heard for years that they would disclose this information. They never do. I don't believe that earth has the only life in the universe. It is probably teeming with others. They are probably looking at the earth and wondering if there is intelligent life there. I wonder. 
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
22 Feb 17
I heard it would take 700,000 years to get from here to there using today's most advanced rocket technology. And we are seeing what was there 40years ago, now I think about it. Stunning news is that the planets are well-illuminated, like a spotlight compared to the shadows that astronomers often have to work with...
Edit - news report says the light from the star around which they orbit is actually quite weak. Oh well. They hope to study them for the next 10 years.
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@LindaCPearson (2241)
• United States
22 Feb 17
I did hear about that, some newly discovered planets, possibly another solar system? Very exciting.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
22 Feb 17
I think any NASA announcement is pretty exciting! I'm looking forward to learning more about the exoplanets.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
22 Feb 17
@akalinus Apparently they're only 40 light years away! This is a lot closer than I expected.
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