In the zone...

[Dannyalcatraz]

The goldilocks zone, that is!

Newly discovered planet in habitable zone - San Jose Mercury News

An extrasolar planet (estimated to be 2.4xEarth's mass) in its star's habitable zone, a seeming surface temp of 72F, and probable liquid water, just 600LY away. SWEET!!!

Finally, I have a reason to be cryo-frozen and shipped into space!

 

[Dioltach]

Plots of land on the new planet* are available for only $1000 per acre. Inquire here!

* It's official name will shortly be announced as Planet Bob.

 

[Umbran]

* It's official name will shortly be announced as Planet Bob.

You can't call a planet Bob!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Sure you can...but it won't come if called, even so.

 

[Gronin]

You can't call a planet Bob!

Absolutely true --- unless you are good friends it should be Robert (or at the very least Mr. Bob)

 

[Bullgrit]

If I remember correctly, in one of the Stainless Steel Rat books, there was a reference to a planet that was called, by its inhabitants, "Dirt." The planet was, of course, Earth.

Bullgrit