I knew there was an equation out there, thank you, isn't it also affected by the type of core, iron/spinning and density that the planet has?

I think they need to also market to the fun/hobby user too, maybe a smaller cheaper version for the kids or me! that looks like fun. Yeah I also hate it when people post without even going to relevant site or watch the video just to make a quick point that seemed to fall out of their asses, and by saying that, I did…

Yeah any long distance traveling extra-solar we are going to have to create some way of producing at least Earth like gravity or our people will not make it,.

All the more reason to find "a bit more room" somewhere else

Have you ever read ManPlus by Fredrik Pohl? when we become the aliens by changing our bodies so much that we can no longer be even recognized as human.

yeah, I think they are trying to hype up the fact that they are finding many to get funding for better scanning/observing equipment to find the smaller Earth sized ones, which I am all for, but every time I read one of those releases, I am a tad bit disapointed when I read "5 times the size of Earth" or even the…

Hey you bring the sun-block and I will ready for an 80 year road trip to Alpha Centauri!

Well the one thing that makes us the most unique creature on this planet is that we can survive (with the aid of our tools) in any environment at least on this planet, and off, the moon, space stations etc. I have always thought that even more than just our ability to speak and write, that is what makes us truly…

Oh I am sure life can form in all sorts of heavy, light, icky (official science version of icky) I just think we all really want one we could walk off the space rocket plane in bermuda shorts and a Hawaii print shirt,.

Yeah, I take that the books as somewhat divorced a bit from the tv/film, but in the Star Trek official books they reference the tv shows and films quite often, and tie into them or even redress certain continuity issues pretty often. Sometimes they will totally retconn a whole series of books based on what they do…

I was excited when they found a planet recently in the "Goldilocks Zone" but it is four times the size of Earth, so I think it would be a tad bit on the heavy side for us to work comfortably. Damn foiled again, but they seem to confirming new planets like at a rate of 5 a week lately so I am crossing toes and fingers…

I think they really should do something with the Mirror universe, for the next movie they could even tie it in some how with this new "darker timeline" I know a whole lot of people wan't some kind of Khan reboot, and I think before Cumberbatch came on board that was still the plan, I know they did a bit of Mirror for…

I have thought about that also, but for some reason this doesn't bother me. I don't know if you are fan of any of the Star Trek books, but one of my favorite series has been the Myriad Universe Anthologies, where the timelines have diverted slightly in some cases or majorly in others, they are fun and change the whole…

I bet you a Big-Mac, that McDonald's will try to say that they are the cause of lower obesity rates because you now can get apple slices in the Happy Meals. I am glad they do this but they where basicly forced to do this. I think the true cause of the lower rates have to do with the fact that lower income families are…

When people I know have never seen Doctor Who and ask me where to start, I always tell them to watch Blink, perfect set up for Doctor Who, probably one of the top 5 episodes ever

Is that you as a kid? SUPER AWESOME, Doctor Who cricket outfit always baffled me, but that looks so cool on you.

When I was a kid ( I am 43 now) Americans only got to see Doctor Who on PBS; I was kind of lucky because in South Florida there were two competing PBS stations, and I would get my fill of the good ole Doctor on Friday and then again on Saturday, I don't think I was ever scared of the monsters but I loved the Daleks,…

I have a friend who is a Giger nut and has most of these tatooed on herself. It is kinda of cool seeing them off the flesh so to speak.

not sure where you left off at but this season basicly has a whole new cast, last season was a little dull but this one has been slam bam so far

I thought about that, it was a dig at the show itself.