New Earth? What New Earth?

The crop circles thread makes me wonder if there will be a government cover-up when the first Earth-like planet (i.e. my "New Earth") is one day discovered circling one of the two principal stars of Alpha Centauri:

http://www.astroscience.org/abdul-ahad/extrasolar-planets.htm


I think it unlikely

Ah, but such ideas are the stuff of good fiction, are they not? As long as one can suspend ones disbelief.

Ann

Very true, Ann

This morning it's freezingly cold here and they predict snow for us by tomorrow. These wonders of the universe make me think about an old song by Paul Simon, lyrics go:

These are the days of miracle and wonder. This is a long distance call...

And if that New Earth does in fact materialise as a reality, the scientific hurdles dictate it may be *only* 50,000 years away!

http://firstarktoalphacentauri.wikia.com/wiki/Alpha_Centauri_kinematics

It sure is a long distance from Alpha Centauri.
When we get a form of anti gravity propulsion we may be able to bend time and shorten the time it takes to get there.

It is already snowing here in south of England at 14:00 GMT.
Bookies will be lowering the odds on a white christmas.

For Ahad,