People really don't get big numbers do they? Astronomers just found a planet in the habitable zone and note that it is a "mere" 22 light years from earth. Mere. The voyager probes are moving at about 37,000 miles per hour. At that speed, if I have my math right, they'd cover 22 light years in about 399,000 years. Just a jaunt.
The headline says the planet "is perfect for life."
Somehow I doubt that the consequences of having a 28-day orbital period would be trivial.
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