Kepler 90: The real Kerbol system.

[Terran]

http://www.universetoday.com/106759/second-solar-system-like-ours-discovered/

This is a recent discovery. A sun-like star, with 7 planets, with circular orbits and an arrangement like in our OWN solar system (3 rocky inner planets, 4 gas giants on the outside), but it all fits within one au of their sun. The outermost gas giant would very nearly orbit where Earth does in our solar system.

Nearly identical to Kerbol, once SQUAD adds the rest of the gas giants.

Coincidence? I think not.

(Note: I didn't make the connection myself, but once it was pointed out, I couldn't not see it)

[lajoswinkler]

Coincidence? I think not.

Yeah, Squad is a bunch of witches.

[Beduino]

dude i thought the same thing when i read the news this week about that new kepler system.

the universe is so vast that it's very likely that there's a real kerbol system out there.. with a nearly equal kerbin+kerbals in it.

[KvickFlygarn87]

GET THE NEWS!!

...did I overreact?

[lajoswinkler]

dude i thought the same thing when i read the news this week about that new kepler system.

the universe is so vast that it's very likely that there's a real kerbol system out there.. with a nearly equal kerbin+kerbals in it.

No, chances for that, in the observable universe, are zero.

[ProjectXMark1]

I wonder how stable the system is, the planets aren't smaller than our planets (most of them are bigger) so... it would be very interesting to watch.

[Ascension Islander]

dude i thought the same thing when i read the news this week about that new kepler system.

the universe is so vast that it's very likely that there's a real kerbol system out there.. with a nearly equal kerbin+kerbals in it.

The Kerbol system as we know it is impossible with our laws of physics. The planets have far too much gravity to be as small as they are, and are therefore too dense to be possible. Wolfram Alpha says that Kerbin is roughly 5x denser than lead.

[Deadpangod3]

The Kerbol system as we know it is impossible with our laws of physics. The planets have far too much gravity to be as small as they are, and are therefore too dense to be possible. Wolfram Alpha says that Kerbin is roughly 5x denser than lead.

Who said they had to abide by these "laws"?

[Beduino]

Why not, if there's a higher concentration of lead in some part of the galaxy, maybe some planets have formed with a lead core.

[Beduino]

Lol when I read about this asteroid I remembered about this thread. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Psyche

[brooklyn666]

The Kerbol system as we know it is impossible with our laws of physics. The planets have far too much gravity to be as small as they are, and are therefore too dense to be possible. Wolfram Alpha says that Kerbin is roughly 5x denser than lead.

Also, Kerbol is too small to be a star. It's below the minimum threshold radius for sustained fusion and hydrostatic equilibrium. In real life it would be a gas giant or a brown dwarf.

[Beduino]

Well, it seems that ksp needs a science advisor to make it scientific feasible lol

I feel that everything needs to be a little bit bigger in the kerbol system so the star would be able to sustain fusion and the planets would not be denser than any known element.

[Guest Brody_Peffley]

Also, Kerbol is too small to be a star. It's below the minimum threshold radius for sustained fusion and hydrostatic equilibrium. In real life it would be a gas giant or a brown dwarf.

Actually. Than why can we make a nuclear fusion reactor? We already know how to start it.

[Themohawkninja]

Actually. Than why can we make a nuclear fusion reactor? We already know how to start it.

We have made nuclear fusion reactors. The problem is, is that they make enough power to power themselves, and nothing more.

[Beduino]

Why do you want to make a fusion reactor, when we already have a huge one in the sky working non stop called the Sun.

Really, 99.9% of the energy generated by the sun is wasted towards empty space, if we could harness some of that energy, not sure if using solar panels or some other advanced tech but still..

Yeah I agree that having a compact fusion reactor would be great.

Even nature, through photosynthesis, is closer to a type I in Kardashev scale than we tiny humans. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale

[brooklyn666]

We have made nuclear fusion reactors. The problem is, is that they make enough power to power themselves, and nothing more.

There are significant technical problems to developing a stable, self-sustaining artificial fusion reactor; namely, containment of the fusion product. It's much harder than fission.

[Guest Brody_Peffley]

Than why don't we put abunch of solar arrays around the sun and beam it back using microwaves.

[BlackBicycle]

Earthman, the planet you lived on was commissioned, paid for, and run by mice.

Got it?

[Beduino]

Earthman, the planet you lived on was commissioned, paid for, and run by mice.

Got it?

Lol totally.. Mice that measures around 1 cubit. Get it?

[BlackBicycle]

Lol totally.. Mice that measures around 1 cubit. Get it?

Hmm, not quite (it's 4am here, if that might sound as an excuse)... are you referring to a repeated motion syndrome?

[Superfluous J]

http://www.universetoday.com/106759/second-solar-system-like-ours-discovered/

This is a recent discovery. A sun-like star, with 7 planets, with circular orbits and an arrangement like in our OWN solar system (3 rocky inner planets, 4 gas giants on the outside), but it all fits within one au of their sun. The outermost gas giant would very nearly orbit where Earth does in our solar system.

Nearly identical to Kerbol, once SQUAD adds the rest of the gas giants.

Coincidence? I think not.

Of course it's not a coincidence. A coincidence requires the two things be remotely similar.

There are planets orbiting a star closely, that's about it. That's not much to go on to call it a coincidence.

There are 5 inner planets. Kerbol has 4.

There are 2 smaller inner planets. Kerbol has 1.

The 3rd of the 3 larger inner planets is the largest. Duna is the smallest.

There are 2 gas giants. Kerbol has 1.

The orbits are not even remotely similar to the orbits of the Kerbol system, relative to each other.

I'm sorry, it's really cool news and all but it doesn't fit the Kerbol system AT ALL.

Hmm, not quite (it's 4am here, if that might sound as an excuse)... are you referring to a repeated motion syndrome?

He's referring to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Stop what you're doing RIGHT NOW and find a way to buy it. Then read it. Tonight, preferably.

[BlackBicycle]

He's referring to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Stop what you're doing RIGHT NOW and find a way to buy it. Then read it. Tonight, preferably.

In case you didn't notice, I was referring to the very same book in my previous post. Yes, I must have forgotten the cubit bit. The last time I read the thing was years ago. I did watch the movie a couple of times over the last year, but they left that bit out. So there.

I'll ignore your patronizing attitude for today. Just make sure you don't do this again, alright?

[Superfluous J]

In case you didn't notice, I was referring to the very same book in my previous post. Yes, I must have forgotten the cubit bit. The last time I read the thing was years ago. I did watch the movie a couple of times over the last year, but they left that bit out. So there.

I'll ignore your patronizing attitude for today. Just make sure you don't do this again, alright?

I was not patronizing. I think everybody in the Universe should read the book. Like, aliens should learn English so they can read the book.

And I misread. I somehow merged in my mind his post quoting your Hitchhiker's reference and yours saying you didn't get the reference into one. I don't exactly get his reference but I'd assume he's talking perhaps about the biblicacal creation myth. The only time I've ever heard the term "cubit" is referring to the Genesis story about the Ark.

[BlackBicycle]

Ah well. It happens.

[dacamp66]

Quote from Brody_Peffley : "Than why don't we put abunch of solar arrays around the sun and beam it back using microwaves."

one word: NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) most people hear about the microwaves and think "microwave oven, I'll BE COOKED!!!!" and then go after the people who want to build the receiver arrays with a large shotgun.