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By: Kurt

Kurt — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:00:02 +0000

Life more complex than one-celled organisms is only 500 million years old on earth. Current theory holds that It took 4 billion years for simple molecules to develop the level of multicellular organisms. Evolution on Vulcan would have presumably followed a similar sequence. Also, it is unlikely that life could have developed on Vulcan without oceans. The scenario then must have been something like this. Anciently Vulcan had oceans. Life developed with progenitor seed assistance toward modern Vulcans. While this evolution was progressing, geologic changes caused Vulcan to become hotter and drier and lose its oceans. This could have included a change in Vulcan’s orbit, cooling of the core leading to a weakening the protective magnetic field, allowing the atmosphere to begin eroding under the stellar wind. It should also be noted that in Star Trek the progenitors went extinct about 4 billion years ago. Epsilon Eridani is not a likely location for Vulcan since it is so young.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:44:51 +0000

Haha, nice! Hopefully we’ve happened upon something more like Vulcan and less like… Reman, mayhaps. xD

That’s cool, though. New planet = Always cool.

Remember “First Contact”? Maybe in about… 40; 50 years we really WILL have a first contact. Now wouldn’t that be somethin’? 8D

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Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:18:39 +0000

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By: Trekkie16

Trekkie16 — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:49:33 +0000

Cool – I wonder how long before a Starbuck pops up.

By: cosmospowell@comcast.net

cosmospowell@comcast.net — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:39:51 +0000

Society… Sorry.

By: cosmospowell@comcast.net

cosmospowell@comcast.net — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:37:57 +0000

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By: The Last Maquis

The Last Maquis — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:17:38 +0000

AARG!! Where’s Risa??

By: Joel1245

Joel1245 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:20:28 +0000

“Unless we take into account the TV broadcasts that might touch the planet in (okay, years and years) years. A young Eridaniian might get to view the premiere of TOS.”

TV broadcasts Steve? Don’t you mean “historical documents”?

By: Bob Tompkins

Bob Tompkins — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:12 +0000

#45, 50

Well stated and I won’t go into detail on any rebuttal; I’ve read many articles [Isaac Asimov, the greatest explainer of our age among others] who have pointed out these problems with potential life on planetary systems in multiple star systems. Gamma Ray bursts are theorized to be extinction events.
As to evolution, I was referring to a time factor, not the benefits of mass extinctions. It took almost 4 billion years for ‘intelligent’ life to arise here; it would have to have happened on a much more abbreviated time scale there.
But as I said- well said.