Thread: First Planet in Habitable Zone Confirmed

The media sure knows how to work a crowd don't they?

pffft.. Scientists claims that they do not yet know if Kepler-22b has a predominantly gaseous, liquid or rocky composition.

But of course they do. Look at all the pictures next to each article regarding Kepler-22b.



I wouldn't mind meeting the person who actually gets paid to Photoshop these these spheres in front of bits of nebulae all day? I can just imagine the conversation.

NASA Engineer: "Hey we just found one and it's a big one! We need you to get right to work on your rendition, like Asap! Shit's going public in 10!
Artist: "So what do you suppose this one should look like?"
NASA Engineer: "Beats the hell out of me, it's 600 freakin light-years away. How the @#$% should I know!"
Artist: " uh... ok.. I'll just pick a planet from an old Star Wars episode at random then."
NASA Engineer: "Ok, yea you do that, but hey! No funny stuff. Save the stars, rainbows, and unicorns for your acid trips."
Artist: "Nebulous clouds in the background- check."

Originally Posted by Ne-yo

The media sure knows how to work a crowd don't they?

pffft.. Scientists claims that they do not yet know if Kepler-22b has a predominantly gaseous, liquid or rocky composition.

But of course they do. Look at all the pictures next to each article regarding Kepler-22b.

This is the EXACT conversation I was having with my friend about this planet. They saw a small sphere within the habitable zone. That's it. They know the diameter, and that it's probably the right temperature for water to be liquid (if it even has water.) Buuut everyone is talking about it as if it's a "second earth" (thanks to sensationalist media). For its size it seems likely to be a gaseous planet.


ALSO: I agree. All artistic representations of planets should feature nebulous clouds, regardless of the reality of that sector of the galaxy. It just makes for better photos.