Scientists Estimate 40% of Red Dwarfs Have A Rocky Planet 114
An anonymous reader writes with an excerpt from Science World Report: "Astronomers hunting for rocky planets with the right temperature to support life estimate there may be tens of billions of them in our galaxy alone. A European team said on Wednesday that about 40 percent of red dwarf stars — the most common type in the Milky Way — have a so-called 'super-Earth' planet orbiting in a habitable zone that would allow water to flow on the surface."
Re:But only *one* Red Dwarf... (Score:4, Funny)
I was going to go for the Rimmer shot, personally...
Re:They Further Speculate That... (Score:4, Funny)
they would be given extraordinary supper powers
Is that like, the ability to create a really tasty dinner or something? Or they just get really fucking hungry in the late afternoon?
But are they cold outside? (Score:4, Funny)
With no kind of atmosphere?