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Scientists Have Discovered A Planet They Thought Was Impossible

The "Godzilla of Earths!" is in the foreground. Behind it is the smaller 'lava world'. Their sun, in the back, appears to have been created only 3 billion years after the Big Bang.

Based on what we know about how solar systems form, researchers thought that a giant rocky planet could not exist. But they just found one that's 17 times Earth's mass. They've dubbed it the "Mega-Earth.

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Smokeeye1233607d ago

What would life be like on these massive earths? Gravity would be much greater so will there be giant organisms or a ton of microscopic organisms?

Speed-Racer3607d ago

We couldn't survive but if there happened to be some species that evolved there, they would have adapted to those conditions by now.

sjaakiejj3607d ago

The higher gravity, the smaller the organisms. It relates to theoretical maximums on how much force an organism can produce in relation to its body mass. Also - The bigger the body, the higher the blood needs to go to reach the head. If gravity is higher and the body is bigger, blood wouldn't reach the head. That's why the Sauropod used to walk with its head down, not up.

UltraNova3607d ago (Edited 3607d ago )

These theoretical maximums you describe can only apply for an Earth originating organism.

When observing Space in search for “life” we should keep in mind that the term life is subjective. There could be “life” forms, made primarily from gaseous materials (hydrogen or helium) on a gas giant per say.

So gravity would matter less for them due to their superlight nature, and you can certainly forget about skeletal and blood circulating structures all together.

Or even life forms with Iridium as their base element instead of carbon which is the cornerstone of the life forms we call ‘organisms’ here on Earth. Incidentally, when one considers the fact that Iridium is by far a more common element found in space than carbon is, can easily predict that the chance of an iridium based 'life' form to exist somewhere far exceeds the chance of another (Earth organisms) carbon based one.

The term 'life' is a very relative one when space is brought into the equation.

sjaakiejj3607d ago

True - though we have no evidence of such life existing. Regardless - my reply was strictly in reference to organisms - not life in general.

extermin8or3607d ago

Not necessarily the higher the gravity I'm pretty sure it means animals would have to be lower to the floor so animals walking on two legs are unlikley but I do believe larger forms of insects like centipedes hs been said to be a possibility look at some of the life forms found in trenches deep beneath the ocean and deep underground where the effect of gravity is a fair bit stronger.

DeadlyFire3607d ago

Don't know, but personally a 45 day year and a solid planet sounds a bit fishy to me. Perhaps its only semi-solid with massive gas or dense liquid inside the planet instead of melted rock that we have come to expect from planets.

johny53607d ago

I suppose we may not be able to even stand on a planet like that, let alone land on it!

It depends on it's mass/weight to surface ratio? Take for instance Jupiter, it only has a little more then twice the gravitational pull, if you where on the surface but 300X the mass of earth!

I would think we'd have to physically train our bodies for planets with three times earth's gravitational pull, 10x would be tricky, unless your a Saiyan or Kryptonian....

extermin8or3607d ago (Edited 3607d ago )

Just a couple of times more would probably be enough to cause issues with our muscle structures and bones having to take more force with every step. 10x I doubt you'd be able to stand. Not to mention the increased pressure of the atmosphere above would probably crush a human by 10x.

sweetstyle3607d ago

goku and vagetas gravity training eh eh anyone? no. ok i am out of here

Agent_hitman3607d ago

Mega Earth with giant insects and spiders lol

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