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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