Maggie Miller 1/22/15
Chem odd EF CE12
Eight new planets might be capable of hosting life, by Stephanie Gallman
and Steve Almasy
In
the CNN article “Eight new planets might be capable of hosting life, by
Stephanie Gallman and Steve Almasy,” by Stephanie Gallman and Steve Almasy, the
wonders of eight newly discovered planets are discussed. Along with the eight
plants focused on mainly by this article, 1,000 other planets were said to have
been identified. These eight planets are referred to as Kepler-438b,
Kepler-442b, Kepler-440b, Kepler-186f, Kepler-62f, Kepler-62e, Kepler-296e, and
Kepler-296f. Out of the eight, Kepler-438b and Kepler-442b are estimated to be
the most habitable for humans, however all planets are much too far for us to
travel to anytime soon. The article stated that Kepler-438b is estimated to be
about 470 light-years away, while Kepler-442b about 1,100 light-years away. The
article said that not only are we too far to travel to them, but also are still
multiple generations of telescopes away from just seeing them. The article
stated that, “Kepler-438b's diameter is 12% bigger than Earth and
has a 70% chance of being rocky, which means the surface of the planet appears
to be like Earth's. Kepler-442b is about one-third larger than Earth with a 60%
chance of being rocky. Scientists give it a 97% chance of being in the
habitable zone, but caution that the estimates aren't certain.”
These
new planets hold great potential as a possible planet for humans to live on, if
it were necessary for us to leave the Earth. It is not certain that these
planets are capable of life, but it is being investigated. There are many years
ahead of us before we can know for sure if these planets are what they are
described to be, but with patience and time we will be reassured soon enough.
This
article was well written and provided a sufficient amount of information, which
together got the point of the article across clearly, which was to spread awareness
of a potential home in the future. It quoted multiple experts on the topic
stating their opinion and view on the topic, which was helpful to get a better
understanding on multiple views. The only problem was that the article was very
vague as to what the planets could be used for specifically and why we would
ever have the intensions to live on another planet instead of Earth.
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