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Originally posted by G:

- Since they don't have Firefly I predict a happy first contact... until... yanno... Book and Wash.

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Oh, so we already sent out that signal. Less time to wait.

Tidally locked usually has issues, very high winds, and surface temp variations.

But this is a tiny system. It's got little earths and a jupiter sized star.



How they avoided calling it "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" I don't know.

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Originally posted by Anonymouse:
Well, there's always the Principle of Mediocrity:

The laws of physics are (so far as we can determine) the same everywhere in the Universe. Therefore any stars similar to ours, formed in a similar way under similar starting conditions, may well have solar systems broadly similar to ours. Some of those will likely have similar planets. Some of those, in turn, will likely be similar to Earth, providing they also got lucky by being hit during their formation and having a chunk torn out to go into orbit and form a moon, thus stabilising the planet's orbital wobble a bit and thus facilitating the development of life by creating a degree of stability.
(We're fairly sure now that that's what happened here!)

G-2 type stars are very very common in this galaxy. Earth can't have happened just once. And that's not to say other types of stars couldn't host lifebearing planets, too, which only increases the odds in favour of life elsewhere. Hell, it's possible there's life elsewhere in this solar system, viz. Europa. Here's hoping.

I for one very much doubt we're alone.

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