Core Accretion Gaining Steam... (The limitations of science)

by David Turell , Monday, December 05, 2011, 19:46 (4522 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

I'm seriously not trying to poo poo their work. I find it impressive and very amazing. I just wish that they would learn to be a little less sensational, and a little more conservative. After all, isn't science supposed to be about skepticism in the face of discovery?

I think this proves that a solar system is a routine occurrance. A planet like Earth is very special as discussed by the books, Rare Earth and Privileged Planet. Odds for others is small, but with 100 billion galaxies and 100 billion stars per, there may well be others. SETI can only cover 35 light-years so far and the Milky Way is 100,000 light years across.