Well, I am writing in this blog today. Not much to write at the present. I am headed into work shortly, is the reason. I work midshift today. I could wear my Sanitation shirt. I will be Sanitation Clerk today, until after lunch. I work from noon until after 8:45 PM. But I can use the money. I am happy for the hours. They are over the holiday.
Artist's rendition |
This planet is Kelper-22b. it is the first habitable planet discovered inside the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. This was shared with me by Scott. According to NASA the planet is 2.4 times the size of Earth. It is considered an exoplanet. What is an exoplanet? They are worlds orbiting other stars. Some are larger than Jupiter, while others are the size of Earth or Mars.
Well, this is an interesting discovery. The discovery was in 2011. The last update on the page is 26 Jan. 2021. Today is Sunday, September 5, 2021. So, just over six-months ago, this page was updated. Each day that passes, I always wonder, will they find an earth like planet. That would be so cool if they did. How long would it take to travel there, I wonder. Supposedly, this planet might have a tail. That was from another NASA article. For planet TOI-1231 b. For planet TOI-1231 b they want to view it with the Bubble. There is also a new telescope named the James Webb Space Telescope. Named after James E. Webb who ran NASA from 1961 to 1968 in October. He was also Under Secretary of State. TOI-1231 b orbits a dwarf-star.
NASA's Exoplanet Archive. |
Anyways, time for me to go to work. I was just putting this together for my friend Scott. I will write more later.
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