GooberTheHat wrote:I would imagine a planet like that would be very cold due to the amount of time it spends in the shadow of the gas giant.
Dinostar77 wrote:I guess there is no answer to this question and due to the sheer numbers involved the answer will be yes in theory, but could a earth type planet exist (one where life will evolve) around a gas giant provided that the said gas giant wasn't too far away from the goldilocks zone?
SpaceGazelle wrote:
Perhaps it's your life that's important and the universe doesn't mean a fucking thing...Dinostar77 wrote:It gives me perspective. No matter how much shit there is going on in life. You take a step back and think about our place in the universe and realise it does'nt mean a thing at all. Nada.
Dinostar77 wrote:Space is fascinating, I love all the news of new discoveries. Did you catch this story last year? http://earthsky.org/space/why-are-these-black-hole-jets-aligned
g.man wrote:Perhaps it's your life that's important and the universe doesn't mean a fucking thing...Dinostar77 wrote:It gives me perspective. No matter how much shit there is going on in life. You take a step back and think about our place in the universe and realise it does'nt mean a thing at all. Nada.
Dinostar77 wrote:I guess there is no answer to this question and due to the sheer numbers involved the answer will be yes in theory, but could a earth type planet exist (one where life will evolve) around a gas giant provided that the said gas giant wasn't too far away from the goldilocks zone?
GooberTheHat wrote:I would imagine a planet like that would be very cold due to the amount of time it spends in the shadow of the gas giant.
voices wrote:If it had an atmosphere it probably wouldn't if it was in the shadow for parts of its orbit that much. Also, there's a large area around Jupiter where it's magnetic field protects its moons from cosmic and solar radiation. This kind of protection could be extremely valuable for life around small k or m type stars where the goldilocks zone is like swathed in radiation from the star. Given how close the goldilocks zone is to the central star in these systems, I wonder if moon orbits would be stable?
Vela wrote:I wonder what the habitable range is for complex life in terms of magnetic fields in general?
SpaceGazelle wrote:The James Webb goes up next year which should be pretty special. Can't wait.
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