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New Observations Show that the Pleiades May be Harboring Earthlike Planets
Daily Galaxy ^
| Jan 23 09
| Daily Galaxy
Posted on 01/25/2009 6:39:27 PM PST by GSP.FAN
Rocky terrestrial planets, perhaps like Earth, or Venus, appear to be forming or to have recently formed around a star in the Pleiades star cluster, according to astronomers using the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii and the Spitzer
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TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: pleiades; sevensisters; subaru; xplanets
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My favourite open cluster..
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posted on
01/25/2009 6:39:27 PM PST
by
GSP.FAN
To: markman46; AntiKev; wastedyears; ALOHA RONNIE; RightWhale; anymouse; Brett66; SunkenCiv; ...
Pleiades Ho! So maybe those Norse like aliens maybe for real???
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posted on
01/25/2009 6:44:35 PM PST
by
KevinDavis
(Thomas Jefferson: A little rebellion now and then is a good thing)
To: annie laurie; garbageseeker; Knitting A Conundrum; Viking2002; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Mmogamer; ...
Thanks GSP.FAN and kevindavis.
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posted on
01/25/2009 6:45:12 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: GSP.FAN
Last week on The Universe, they were saying that Alpha Centauri is prime real estate for small rocky planets like earth.
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posted on
01/25/2009 6:47:48 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
To: cripplecreek
Yeah but it is about 4 light years away.
We have not got that engage thingy sorted out yet
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posted on
01/25/2009 6:55:40 PM PST
by
GSP.FAN
To: GSP.FAN
It sounds a lot closer if you say 1.34 parsecs.
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posted on
01/25/2009 7:02:16 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
To: cripplecreek
Are we there yet?
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posted on
01/25/2009 7:11:04 PM PST
by
GSP.FAN
To: GSP.FAN
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posted on
01/25/2009 7:14:28 PM PST
by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: Las Vegas Dave
Dave, this seems interesting.
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posted on
01/25/2009 7:20:31 PM PST
by
Sam Cree
(absolute reality)
To: B-Chan
The seven sisters..
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posted on
01/25/2009 7:23:49 PM PST
by
GSP.FAN
To: GSP.FAN
A registered trademark of Fuji Heavy Industries...
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posted on
01/25/2009 7:25:28 PM PST
by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: GSP.FAN
Some claim to have known this all along. ;-)
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posted on
01/25/2009 7:27:59 PM PST
by
uglybiker
(1f u c4n r34d th1s u r34lly n33d 2 g3t l41d)
To: SunkenCiv
To: GSP.FAN
So Jehovah’s witness was right! God DID come from the Pleiades star system! /sarc
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posted on
01/25/2009 7:36:23 PM PST
by
prismsinc
(A.K.A. "The Terminator"!)
To: GSP.FAN
To: GSP.FAN
No G2V stars though, either in cluster, or individually. Not very good candidates for technological life.
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posted on
01/25/2009 9:19:48 PM PST
by
onedoug
To: GSP.FAN
Note they haven't found any planets. Just dust that MAY have come from planets colliding. A lot less here than meets the eye.
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posted on
01/25/2009 9:40:23 PM PST
by
JoeFromSidney
(My book is out. Read excerpts at http://www.thejusticecooperative.com)
To: cripplecreek
It sounds a lot closer if you say 1.34 parsecs.
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posted on
01/25/2009 9:58:15 PM PST
by
JRios1968
(Sarah Palin is what Willis was talkin' about!)
To: Sam Cree
Thanks...it is interesting!
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posted on
01/26/2009 12:54:38 AM PST
by
Las Vegas Dave
(Illegitimi non carborundum - "Don't let the bastards grind you down")
To: JoeFromSidney
Yeah i know,wishful thinking on the authors behalf.
Anything to do with the Seven Sisters i love.
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:36:29 AM PST
by
GSP.FAN
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