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Are We There Yet?

Posted at 7:17 AM on April 25, 2007 by Dale Connelly

It's only 20 light years away - a new planet discovered by stargazers that seems to be in just the right temperature zone for human habitation.
Everything else about it might be wrong - such as the kind of atmosphere, the strength of gravity and the quality of light from a sun that's only 7 million miles away - but the temperature … that's the key!
Among the problems yet to be solved: How to get there. But more importantly, what will we call it? Right now the name is "Gliese 581c". Not too inspiring. This is a great opportunity to test the limits of the "naming rights" concept. Maybe a very wealthy corporation can finance the trip by naming this potential future home "Pepsi One."
Other suggestions?

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