Tau Ceti now has planets. Or rather, we now know about them.
Looks like Tau Ceti-e is at the inner edge of the habitable zone, so is likely to be a super-Venus (i.e. runaway greenhouse). Tau Ceti-f is at the out edge of that zone, so it’s possible that it’s a runaway iceball. But it’s also bigger than Earth and likely has a denser atmosphere (Earth actually has a rather sparse atmosphere for its size), and a dense atmosphere will retain heat better. So it has a decent chance of liquid water.
So the floor is now open for naming these planets. Suggestions?
While I support this concept, I’m thinking name planets after Elves & Men, Dwarf planets after Dwarves of course and moons after Hobbits. Maybe gas giants get named after Ents or Dragons.
The last guess of Tau Ceti’s planets had several Neptune sized worlds within 1AU of the star. This is less of a guess, but still a guess. Might be a good early target for the Webb telescope.
