Gliese 581g: The Extrasolar Planet Harboring Life!

Reflection: #054

Today, we cross the border in our search for extraterrestrial life. The dreamer—I mean myself—who dreamed and defended the possibility of solar systems with planets that in turn harbor life, now sees his dream as reality.

In the online magazine Rense,

http://www.rense.com/

, I found an interesting article today. I followed the link

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/8033930/Alien-life-certain-to-exist-on-Earth-like-planet-scientists-say.html

and opened the "Telegraph" newspaper. In it, a scientist who spent eleven years analyzing a solar system in our neighborhood speaks. I don't want to translate everything he said, but I'll summarize the most important things.  This solar system is only twenty light-years from us. In astronomy, that's a very small distance.

I'd like to clarify that a scientist doesn't measure distances by the speed of a car and doesn't analyze if it's possible to get there by land vehicle or plane. An astronomer has to measure time and space, and there are other dimensions, other units of measure, so it can be said that the distance separating us from this solar system is small.  They found at least three planets, if not more, in this system they called Gliese 581.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_581

These astronomers call a certain distance from the Sun a habitable zone, where the planet is neither too close to the Sun nor too far away. Well, the first two were found on the edge of this band. One is already a bit close, the other almost too far. Now, they found a planet right in the middle, at the most convenient distance. They called it Gliese 581g. It is a rocky planet, like Earth, made of land, rock, and probably water. It is slightly larger than our Earth, and like our Moon, it always faces the Sun in the same way. This means it orbits the Sun but does not rotate on its axis. This in turn gives a stable environment to which all life can easily adapt. Even more so in the strips approaching the dark side of the planet and its more pleasant temperature—that is, closer to the four horizons: west and east, south and north—where the Sun's rays arrive with less force.  Now, after hundreds, if not thousands, of years of torment and uncertainty about being alone—depending on the nature or whim of the Creator God—the end comes.

From now on, we know that the work of the Creator or creation itself was more intense than we thought. Just in our galaxy, there are perhaps 40 billion planets with life. Is it possible that creation took only six days? We don't know how many more galaxies are out there. The numbers are astronomical and debunk everything calculated in the 80s until recently. 

It's a great day. It's the dawn of a new era. Those who understand the purpose of this discovery will be happy.

All other feelings are invalid because fear and worry about danger from outside always existed. It was just suppressed with the argument that we are the only people created by God anyway, so no threat can come from this starry world above our heads. 

Now, if someone fears that this will result in the loss of privileges granted by one or another God—especially the clergy—I say: Go back to being more humble and more believing. Because believing in one God is good, but excluding the entire rest of the universe from the generosity of this Creator is arrogant.

For those who can read the article in English, here is the link to the original report: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/8033930/Alien-life-certain-to-exist-on-Earth-like-planet-scientists-say.html

Josef Bauer