Tau Ceti has a planet in “habitable zone.” « The HabitableZone

Recent posts

NSIDC Data drop ER June 4, 2025 9:34 pm (Space/Science)

Boulder will be in your news soon. podrock June 1, 2025 3:14 pm (CurrentEvents)

It's over folks RL June 1, 2025 12:38 pm (Space/Science)

Administration solves things the old fashion way BuckGalaxy June 1, 2025 11:01 am (Flame)

Issacman out as NASA Admin BuckGalaxy May 31, 2025 9:40 pm (Space/Science)

Lie, cheat and disable mechanisms... BuckGalaxy May 31, 2025 8:04 pm (Space/Science)

Big beautiful wall RobVG May 31, 2025 11:50 am (Flame)

2025 Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit May 28 and 29 BuckGalaxy May 28, 2025 2:52 pm (Space/Science)

C'mon a little closer gonna do it to you BuckGalaxy May 27, 2025 9:46 pm (Off-Topic)

Watching SpaceX Starship flight 9, 7:30pm EST BuckGalaxy May 27, 2025 3:59 pm (Space/Science)

Same old song and dance BuckGalaxy May 26, 2025 10:02 pm (Flame)

Russia and China agree to build a nuclear power plant on the moon BuckGalaxy May 26, 2025 2:03 pm (Space/Science)

Tau Ceti has a planet in "habitable zone." December 19, 2012 11:54 am TB

Article here.

The “wobble” technique works to find planets in solar systems that don’t have their planets’ orbital planes crossing their sun from our viewpoint.

Tau Ceti has always been at the top of our list of suspects. by ER 2012-12-19 13:46:13
- What would the radius need to be... by FrankC 2012-12-19 16:59:46
  - I'm showing my reasoning so you guys can follow along and check my work. by ER 2012-12-19 20:04:59
    - As for your other question... by ER 2012-12-19 20:15:48
      - Planetary radius as a function of mass by ER 2012-12-19 20:27:44
- Well duh! :-) by mcfly 2012-12-19 14:56:58
  - At 11.4 light years, Tau Ceti is one of our nearest neighbors. by ER 2012-12-19 15:46:54
    - A pinball system by mcfly 2012-12-19 21:52:46
      - Multiple star systems aren't a good place for life. by ER 2012-12-19 22:18:20
        
        PS. - Wouldn't this be a great way to teach astronomy to kids... by ER 2012-12-19 23:05:19