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Inspired by: RTOs » Discovery of earth-like extra-solar planets

version: 1 / created: 2010-12-06
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Originally submitted by: Aharon Hauptman
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Source of inspiration

Research and technology organisations (incl. universities)

The source of the Weak Signal is

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101028141430.htm

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
Discovery of earth-like extra-solar planets

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
As of December 2, 2010, 505 extra-sols planets were detected. Most are giant planets (like Jupiter), but recently several relatively lightweight exoplanets, only a few times more massive than Earth, have also been detected, thus increasing the likelihood of other habitable planets beyond the Solar System.

Keywords

space, life, extraterrestrial, earth, habitable

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
505 extra-sols planets were detected. Most are giant planets, but recently several relatively lightweight planets, only a few times more massive than Earth, have also been detected, thus increasing the likelihood of habitable planets.

Signal's first apperance

2005-now

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 Growing likelihood of habitable planets and existence of extraterrestrial life new/emerging
 		mainly beneficial
 		now-2050+

Importance

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Level 3: important for the European Union
Level 4: important for the whole world

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

information/communicational filters (media/editorial interests, language, reasoning)
cultural/religious filters (values, traditions, faith, spiritual beliefs)
economic filters (business/market interests)
scientific filters (knowledge/technology access)

Key driving forces of this signal

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Driver 1 Driver 2
Technological/Scientific Space exploration

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Ethics and abuse of S&T
Sustainability and climate change

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Environment (including Climate Change)
Social Sciences and Humanities
Space
Science in society

Pan-European strategies influencing the signal

please justify:
particularly relevant
Increasing the efficiency and impact of public research through Joint Programming (i.e. combining national and pan-European research efforts) or the optimisation of research programmes and priorities, for example.
Fostering and facilitating coherent international cooperation in science and technology

Research-friendly strategies potentially improving understanding of the signal

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particularly relevant
Strengthening the actors in the research-friendly ecology
(i.e. Research funding organisations, universities, businesses, Research and Technology Organisations, Researchers and Citizens)
Creating a closer link between researchers & policy-makers
(e.g. supporting both thematic and cross-cutting policies, highlighting the strategic purpose of the European Research Area, etc.