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First planet with water is spotted outside Solar System
AP ^ | 07/11/07

Posted on 07/11/2007 5:44:11 PM PDT by KevinDavis

PARIS (AFP) - Astronomers on Wednesday announced they had spotted the first planet beyond the Solar System that has water, the precious ingredient for life.

The watery world, though, is far beyond the reach of our puny chemically-powered rockets -- and in any case is quite uninhabitable.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


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KEYWORDS: hd189733b; space; xplanets
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1 posted on 07/11/2007 5:44:13 PM PDT by KevinDavis
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2 posted on 07/11/2007 5:45:00 PM PDT by KevinDavis (Mitt Romney 08)
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To: KevinDavis

POOL PARTY!


3 posted on 07/11/2007 5:45:27 PM PDT by Disciplinemisanthropy (Dog Kills Cat, Self)
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To: KevinDavis
The watery world, though, is far beyond the reach of our puny chemically-powered rockets -- and in any case is quite uninhabitable.

Given that thermal springs in Yellowstone have life, I'd say that premise is a bit premature.

I have a feeling that, long after I'm dead, we will find out just how tenacious life is in the Universe - in fact, that the Universe could not exist without it.

4 posted on 07/11/2007 5:45:54 PM PDT by dirtboy (Impeach Chertoff and Gonzales. We can't wait until 2009 for them to be gone.)
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To: KevinDavis
That title is a train wreck. I think they meant something more like this:

Scientists: First Sighting of Planet
with Water Outside Solar System

5 posted on 07/11/2007 5:47:54 PM PDT by Petronski (imwithfred.com)
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To: KevinDavis
the precious ingredient for life.

-- and in any case is quite uninhabitable.

These AP guys just love to contradict themselves within two sentences of each other, ehhh?

6 posted on 07/11/2007 5:48:18 PM PDT by Mr_Moonlight
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To: dirtboy

It’ll still take a long time to find life.


7 posted on 07/11/2007 5:48:27 PM PDT by wastedyears (Freedom is the right of all sentient beings - Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime)
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To: dirtboy

I wanna look around in the old Lava tubes on mars. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are plenty of caves in the walls of martian canyons too. If there’s life on mars, that’s where it’s likely to be.


8 posted on 07/11/2007 5:49:24 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
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To: KevinDavis
The watery world, though, is far beyond the reach of our puny chemically-powered rockets --

Just wait on Zephran Cochran.

9 posted on 07/11/2007 5:52:53 PM PDT by skateman (Bush good, demonrats bad.)
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Well the Air Force has a way to get their fast ;)


10 posted on 07/11/2007 5:57:00 PM PDT by KevinDavis (Mitt Romney 08)
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To: KevinDavis
This from APOD.


11 posted on 07/11/2007 6:00:01 PM PDT by Daffynition (Label Warning: Formerly known as "rainbow sprinkles")
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To: KevinDavis

Correct me if I am wrong but wasnt this found a month or two ago?


12 posted on 07/11/2007 6:06:24 PM PDT by aft_lizard (born conservative...I chose to be a republican)
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X-Planets
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13 posted on 07/11/2007 10:04:13 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Monday, July 10, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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14 posted on 07/11/2007 10:09:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yeah, the classics, they never wear out. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Whoops, screwed up the “to” field.

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15 posted on 07/11/2007 10:09:47 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Monday, July 10, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: dirtboy

If they find a planetary atmosphere with oxygen, O2, ping me.


16 posted on 07/12/2007 7:39:46 AM PDT by RightWhale (It's Brecht's donkey, not mine)
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To: KevinDavis
Quick somebody use this to soak up all that water. :)


Key to Giant Space Sponge Revealed

17 posted on 07/12/2007 11:35:19 AM PDT by anymouse
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To: wastedyears

There is a new, fresh campaign on to renew the search for life, or in other words, to get funding for some new programs. This, in spite of zero evidence, same as always.


18 posted on 07/12/2007 11:38:57 AM PDT by RightWhale (It's Brecht's donkey, not mine)
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To: dirtboy

And given the black smokers at the bottom of the ocean, I bet the statement is just flat out wrong.


19 posted on 07/12/2007 3:09:24 PM PDT by El Sordo
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And given the black smokers at the bottom of the ocean, I bet the statement is just flat out wrong.

And only God knows what life lies deep in the crust of our planet.

20 posted on 07/12/2007 5:29:11 PM PDT by dirtboy (Impeach Chertoff and Gonzales. We can't wait until 2009 for them to be gone.)
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