Possible life on planet HD 85512 b

Over fifty "exoplanets" were discovered in the constellation "Vela" by astronomers with the help of telescope in Chili. But one of these planets struck the interest of scientists in particular for being in the zone that is actually live able.

© 2011 Artist Impression of planet HD 85512 b - Photo by World UFO Day, All rights reserved.

In this zone it's not too cold and not too warm, this way water won't freeze or evaporate. Liquid water is seen as a basic essential for a planet to contain life. On the planet that caries the sexy name HD 85512 b it is between thirty and fifty degrees. This fact, plus the high humidity would make being on this planet "like living in a hot steam bath" says researcher Lisa Kaltenegger. Furthermore the researchers think sixty percent of the planet is covered in clouds, that's ten percent more then our earth has.

Never before has a planet been found that is so much like ours. On HD 85512 b, people could be walking around without falling through the ground, freezing, burning or choking in the atmosphere. Furthermore, it's the biggest clue until now that we are not alone in the universe. According to research it's not impossible that life is present on this planet. Due to the gravity being fifty percent higher then on earth creatures will be shorter, more angular 

and living lower to the ground.

First contact with possible aliens seems nearby, This planet is on a distance of just 35 light-years from ours. That is just around the corner if you think how infinite this universe really is. With modern technology, it would take hundreds of years to reach HD 85512 b. But we are working hard on faster spacecrafts. And according to some researchers it is theoretically not impossible to travel with the speed of light.

Searching for more planets like these is rapidly increasing according to Michel Mayor of the university of Geneva. A new generation of telescopes will be able to search for hard evidence for the presence of life, for instant oxygen in the atmosphere. Because short, angular creatures need to breath to right?

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