Scientists discover two potentially habitable 'super-Earth' planets

[Did You See Them]

Scientists have discovered two new 'super-Earth' planets which they say are potentially habitable.

They are among four newly discovered planets orbiting Tau Ceti, the nearest Sun-like star to Earth, some 12 light years away.

More:

http://news.sky.com/story/scientists...anets-10980852

[joeecho]

Posted by Did You See Them (here)
Scientists have discovered two new 'super-Earth' planets which they say are potentially habitable.

They are among four newly discovered planets orbiting Tau Ceti, the nearest Sun-like star to Earth, some 12 light years away.

More:

http://news.sky.com/story/scientists...anets-10980852

Hey, that's in the neighbor if one factors in the estimated diameter of the observable universe at about 28.5 gigaparsecs (93 billion light-years, 8.8×1023 kilometres or 5.5×1023 miles), putting the edge of the observable universe at about 46.5 billion light-years away, give or take billions of light years per various sources.

[ZenBaller]

Looks like "they" are right on schedule. First it's the "there are no aliens" stage. Then there is "we found some planets like Earth". Followed by "we found life, amoebas etc". Then comes "oh there are actually ruins of an ancient civilization here, but don't worry they are dead". Finally, "oh hello, first contact".