Astronomy / Space Ancient Mega-Earth?

[Cody]

An interesting article here.

 

[Asp Explorer]

Interesting - thanks for the link!

 

[Cosmos]

Really interesting stuff I wonder if we will see this in game?

edit: I did a search on the in game star map no less for some of the stars in the Draco constellation.

Also, I don't seem to be able to see this constellation via the map.

Well there is a star called Kepler-10 in game. It seems to be the one

 

[Duncan]

One for the Frontier planet creators - Kepler-10c

This could be an interesting world to put into Elite Dangerous:

http://news.sky.com/story/1274189/mega-earth-discovered-in-distant-star-system

 

[JeffRyan]

I think we've found the Vorlon homeworld.

 

[Cody]

<sighs> Not another thread about K10c. <chortles>

 

[Sir.Tj]

Merged. :smilie:

 

[Maxim Jameson]

'Godzilla of Earths': Alien Planet 17 Times Heavier Than Our World Discovered

'Godzilla of Earths': Alien Planet 17 Times Heavier Than Our World Discovered

http://www.space.com/26085-godzilla-mega-earth-kepler-10c-aas224.html

 

[Cody]

<chuckles> Number five, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Lobstris]

Someone at Frontier is going to have to re-write their proc. gen. algorithm.

http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2014-12