If Gore, Dion et al. are right and we really are about 10 seconds away from totally fucking up our planet beyond repair… well, maybe we’ll all have someplace to go:
A new world has been discovered nestled in the largest planetary system ever seen outside our solar system, fuelling speculation there are many other habitable Earth-like planets in the Milky Way galaxy.
Astronomers doubt the new-found planet – one of five circling a nearby star, which is visible with binoculars – can support life.
But they told a teleconference Tuesday the discovery fuels their conviction that many Earth-like planets are just waiting to be discovered.
Traveling at the speed of light, it would only take about 41 years to get there. In other words, a short, pleasant journey. (Advance tickets on sale on ebay shortly… stay tuned!)