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2018-10-20

What is 42 light-years away?

What is 42 light-years away?

HD 40307, which lies 42 light-years away, is not particularly Sun-like – it is a smaller, cooler version of our star emitting orange light. But it is subtle variations in this light that permitted researchers working with the Rocky Planets Around Cool Stars (Ropacs) network to find three more planets around it.

Could we live on Super Earth?

According to one hypothesis, super-Earths of about two Earth masses may be conducive to life. The higher surface gravity would lead to a thicker atmosphere, increased surface erosion and hence a flatter topography.

How long would it take to get to Super Earth?

approximately 30 million years

How far is the new super Earth from Earth?

around 122 light-years

Are there multiple Earths?

For at least a hundred years, physicists, cosmologists, and philosophers have pondered the possibility that Earth and the people on it are far from unique. In fact, scientists today believe it’s very likely there are infinite versions of our planet and ourselves out there somewhere.

Are there parallel universes?

Together, these universes comprise everything that exists: the entirety of space, time, matter, energy, information, and the physical laws and constants that describe them. The different universes within the multiverse are called “parallel universes”, “other universes”, “alternate universes”, or “many worlds”.

Is there another universe in a black hole?

Over the years scientists have looked into the possibility that black holes could be wormholes to other galaxies. They may even be, as some have suggested, a path to another universe. But it doesn’t seem likely that wormholes exist.

Is there an alternate reality?

Parallel universe, also known as a parallel dimension, alternate universe, or alternate reality, is a hypothetical self-contained plane of existence, co-existing with one’s own. The sum of all potential parallel universes that constitute reality is often called a “multiverse”.

What happens if parallel universes collide?

Such a collision would create perturbations in the fabric of spacetime which would leave an imprint on the cosmic microwave background radiation. The background radiation is the universe’s first light, made up of photons that were released throughout the universe a mere 370,000 years after the big bang.

How many universes are there in the multiverse?

And the leading version of string theory predicts a multiverse made of up to 10 to the 500 universes.

What is beyond the multiverse?

Thus it is obvious that even in multiverse scenarios there typically exists “physics beyond the multiverse”, meaning global properties that are realized in any of the parallel universes—at least in the context of the Many Worlds Interpretation.

Is our universe the only universe?

The String Theory Landscape combines elements from two of the strangest and most enduring ideas in modern physics – string theory and cosmic inflation – to argue that we live in a multiverse made up of infinitely many “pocket universes,” of which our perfectly calibrated universe is just one.

Is there anything above the universe?

Oh, sure, there’s an outside to our observable patch of the universe. The cosmos is only so old, and light only travels so fast. The current width of the observable universe is about 90 billion light-years. And presumably, beyond that boundary, there’s a bunch of other random stars and galaxies.