How big Earth really is

[Aranor]

I got these pictures in an email at work the other day and searched until I found them in a forum so I could post the link here. Something to consider when thinking of the size of other life out among the stars.

http://www.samtsai.com/p318 '>

[McAvoy]

Yeah, Antares is one of the largest stars that we know of, roughly being 700 times larger in diameter than the Sun. It is said if the star was placed in our solar system it would take up as much space all the way to the asteriod field.

Earth is small, but keep in mind that there are so many things that make up our environment that makes Earth a perfect place for humans to live. Hell without the moon, there would be no way in hell life would form.

[Aranor]

Agreed, there are so many variables. For instance the range of temperature in which life can survive. My thoughts were to think of the size of living organisms if there are others out there. If life can thrive withing the massive pressures of the deep sea perhaps it could adapt to the extreme gravity of a much larger planet. Just add water. Think if the smallest organism on another planet was as large as a blue whale.

[Juggernought]

Its possible for life to exist, but i'd think you'd need similar conditions to what we have here on earth as its proven too far away from a sun you freeze, too close and you burn. Humanity has only mapped a small shaving of the universe and there could be multiple possibilities out there, we just can't see it or get to it.

[Aranor]

Agreed, but what I am saying is, should the same circumstances which allowed life to thrive here on Earth exist elsewhere only on a much larger rock. The size of life might very well be different.

Also, how is it Anubis keep his planet ship from freezing?

[Juggernought]

Good question....maybe the planet provides its own source internally somehow, then releases the energy into the atmosphere enabling it to sustain life in some way. Either way Anubis would have to have a direct involvment in it. Or it could be that it only has a planet like surface on the outside and inside is totally different and has been modified to suit Anubis' needs.

[W'Kar]

Planetships like Ye Fallen One are actually converted into a type of Lycanlord. Essentially the entire planet is one. It has biology, energy needs, and a way of movement.

[Juggernought]

Wow ok. So i guess it would also have some kind of long range weaponry as well for its defense and possible offense? Kind of like your twisted version of a Death Star...or is it more a host for siphoned energy to be directed to Anubis

[W'Kar]

It might have weaponry, it might be used to give Anubis energy. The only thing that is certain is that it can move and carry alot of Lycanlords, and sustain them perfectly fine, despite their feeding habits.

[McAvoy]

Keep in mind thatit has been suggested that in order to life to form, it was a literally one in a million, million trillion chance. Any other way, and it would never have happened.

Keep in mind in order for life as we know it to form, it would have to undergo the same process and environment as we have. But life can form in areas where it would be literally impossible for us or any other species to life. Look at the bottom of the ocean, many of them evolved down there to exist in complete darkness, under literally a ton of pressure and so forth. Some of them live on volcano 'exhaust'.

[*zeo]

Keep in mind thatit has been suggested that in order to life to form, it was a literally one in a million, million trillion chance. Any other way, and it would never have happened.

That's in reference to us humans!

Life itself can happen far more easily. The basic building blocks can be found in space itself and all it needs is enough water and energy to work with.

Mars for example has been discovered to have once been fairly Earth like before it lost it surface water and it's core grew cold.

Earth for example not only depends on the sun but also the internal heat generated within.

The moon was mainly just a stabilizing factor, taking enough asteroid impacts so life on Earth would have time to evolve to more complex forms.

So in the search for intelligent life we look for Earth like planets with moons. But life can exist without a moon, it'll just be hammered so much that nothing overly complex would have had time to evolve.