Ross 128b

[stevebowers]

I feel stupid for forgetting about this one, but a recent article has jogged my memory.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/...071018.php
Ross 128 probably is more iron-rich than Sol, so Ross 128b probably has a large iron core- that means it will be a little smaller and denser than Four's estimate, with a gravity a bit higher- say about 1.15 gees. It is unlikely to be a carbon world.

I think I can edit this together into a suitable article in the near future, unless I forget again.

[stevebowers]

A new image of Ross 128b before colonisation.

[stevebowers]

Article now up. I've added a few details from the old article to maintain consistency.
https://orionsarm.com/eg-article/491700c65734d

[Cray]

Article now up. I've added a few details from the old article to maintain consistency.
https://orionsarm.com/eg-article/491700c65734d

Interesting article, Steve, and cool art.

And it's interesting to see science fiction have to scramble to keep up with real world discoveries of exoplanets. I spent decades figuring we'd only find a few in my life time, if any.