User blog:Harmonmj14/New System Proposal: Kepler-22 System

So, Enterprise told me that I would need the wiki's approval to bring an IRL star system into RP. The system I'm proposing is the star system Kepler-22 which has one planet, Kepler-22b (which will most likely be renamed after Namek from DBZ next year...).

Although IRL no information about the planet's surface and atmosphere, but all we know is that it is 2.4x larger than Earth and is in the habitable, or Goldilocks, zone. That information is being kept in addition to its discovery, but the 500 lightyear distance from Sol is being reduced to 75 lightyears because FTL travel would still take a while even if you're jumping from system to system.

General Info on Namek/Kepler-22b
As confirmed in footage provided by the Viking 3 lander and images from space, Namek's surface is covered with trees and other plants,  similar to a forest in Minnesota. Surprisingly, different species of evergreen, oak, spruce, and even redwood trees cover the planet. No species of animals have been discovered as of now, but there are traces of microscopic life.

There are four massive continents on the planet, two large island chains, three archpelagos, and four small island chains, all surrounded by five oceans.

The breathable part of Namek's atmosphere is made up of the same gases that make up Earth's atmosphere, with large amounts of water vapor in the form of clouds.

Discovery
Kepler-22b was first discovered on May 12, 2009 by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope. After two years of observations from both Earth-orbiting telescopes and ground-based observatories, the planet was officially announced to the public on December 5, 2011.

The press conference revealed that Kepler-22b appeared to be an Earth-like planet, as it orbits around Kepler-22 in the habitable, or Goldilocks zone, and is roughly 2.4x larger than the human homeworld. Since warp technology wouldn't be invented for another two years, additional research on the planet was done to find out if the planet had continents or was covered in oceans.

In June of 2014, Kepler-22b's name was officially changed to Namek.

Voyager 3's Mission to Namek
In January 2014, NASA announced the launch of the Voyager 3 space probe. The probe was constructed by the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in California, and the Viking 3 lander was built by Lockheed Martin. Both the probe and lander were completed in September and shipped to Cape Canaveral, Florida the following month, and was mounted to a Block I Space Launch System (SLS) in December.

On February 12, 2015, the SLS containing the Voyager 3 was launched into orbit around Earth. Upon separation, the probe entered a slipspace rupture created by an American destroyer targeting the planet. Three days later, Voyager 3 exited slipspace and arrived at Namek and began mapping the planet over the next week. Once the data was transmitted back to KSC, the map revealed that Namek was in fact a terrestrial planet consisting of four massive continents and large oceans.

On March 29, Voyager 3 deployed the Viking 3 into the atmosphere, and landed next to a river on one of the large continents. When performing the tests, Viking recorded that the air and water were exactly the same on Namek as they were back on Earth, and that the entire surface looked almost like the forests of Minnesota. Numerous healthy minerals were even found in the water. There was one problem though: due to it's large size, the gravity on Namek's surface would cause humans to be crushed down to a height of one foot-five inches, killing them almost instantly.