lilhaunter asked:

Watch Earth Like Planet Gliese – 581 Discovered By Sceintist

AstroRadar asked:

Video showing a zomm into the Gliese 581 system, where yoy may find the exolanet Gliese 581 d, which orbits its host star in 66.8 days. According to experts of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), Gliese 581 d is probably too massive to be made only of rocky material, so they speculate that it is an icy planet that has migrated closer to the star. The new observations were made with the HARPS exoplanet hunter and have revealed that the planet is in the habitable zone, where liquid water could exist. The video sequences were made by ESO/L. Calçada, and released under an Attribution-Unported 3.0 Creative Commons License. Music by Butterfly Tea, song’s name: “African Dream”, released under an Attribution, Non-commercial, Share-alike, 3.0 Creative Commons License.

CarlSaganPortal asked:

Cosmos – Carl Sagan – 4th Dimension

LASStelevision asked:

could life exist in Gliese 581? Show title: Journey to the Edge of the Universe | LASStelevision Channel narrated by Sean Pertwee.

MichaelShermer asked:

In this Skeptics Distinguished Lecture Series talk at Caltech from 1999, three science biographers take an illuminating look back over the life and legacy of one of the 20th Century’s most celebrated astronomers. First, Michael Shermer analyzes Carl Sagans career to test common claims (such as the idea that Sagans popularizing interfered with his scientific research). Shermer reveals the true nature of the so-called Sagan Effect. Then, William Poundstone (author of Carl Sagan: A Life in the Cosmos) provides an entertaining look at Sagans lesser known interests — especially his marijuana use (and the media fascination with that revelation). Keay Davidson (author of Carl Sagan: A Life) rounds out the event with a discussion of Sagans ideas about exobiology and nuclear proliferation. Order the DVD: www.skeptic.com

CarlSaganPortal asked:

Carl Sagan – Cosmos – Cosmic Calendar

bishop8000 asked:

Carl Sagan’s last interview, part 1 of 3 Carl Sagan gave his last interview with Charlie rose on May 27th 1996. He discussed pseudo-science, religion, unfounded claims, his personal love affair with science and his struggle with myelodysplasia as well as other elements of his last book: The Demon-Haunted World. I thought it was important that a high quality copy of this interview, with proper audio video sync, was made available on youtube. The Demon-Haunted World changed my life in ways more profound than I thought possible. That book, and the name of Carl Sagan, should be known to every high school graduate. “Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy. And in the final tolling it often turns out that the facts are more comforting than the fantasy.” Part 1 of 3: www.youtube.com Part 2 of 3: www.youtube.com Part 3 of 3: www.youtube.com CORRECTION: It’s come to my attention that Carl gave one other television interview before his death. It was aired on ABC’s Nightline on December 4th 1996. A short clip from that interview can be seen below. Please ask ABC to make the entire interview available. www.youtube.com

XXXSDESDEXXX asked:

“There are in fact 100 billion galaxies, each of which contain something like a 100 billion stars. Think of how many stars, and planets, and kinds of life there may be in this vast and awesome universe.” “We find that we live on an insignificant planet, of a humdrum star, lost in a galaxy, tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe, in which there are far more galaxies than people.” This comes from Carl Sagan’s Cosmos episode 7, “The Backbone of Night.”

Astrogli asked:

-Position of Gliese -Gliese 581 star (GL581) in Google Sky. ( -7.721321° 49.866040° ) copy and paste -Comparison between reality and Google Sky Gliese 581g : fr.wikipedia.org Gliese 581 : fr.wikipedia.org Documents ( french ) : www.lemonde.fr Doc ( english ) : www.nytimes.com

Gliese58lG asked:

Here are the newest facts on Gliese 581-G