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Strange 'twin' new worlds found
BBC News ^
| 08/03/06
Posted on 08/07/2006 7:59:44 PM PDT by KevinDavis
A pair of strange new worlds that blur the boundaries between planets and stars have been discovered beyond our Solar System.
A few dozen such objects have been identified in recent years but this is the first set of "twins".
Dubbed "planemos", they circle each other rather than orbiting a star.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: planemos; planets; space; xplanets
To: RightWhale; Brett66; xrp; gdc314; anymouse; NonZeroSum; jimkress; discostu; The_Victor; ...
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08/07/2006 8:00:04 PM PDT
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KevinDavis
(http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/07/2006 8:05:27 PM PDT
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annie laurie
(All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost)
To: annie laurie; garbageseeker; Knitting A Conundrum
Thanks. Seems like we had one about these planemos not long ago, but hey, this is a light volume ping list. ;')
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08/07/2006 9:41:26 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: KevinDavis
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08/07/2006 9:43:49 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: KevinDavis
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08/07/2006 9:54:55 PM PDT
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garbageseeker
(It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.”Samuel Clemmens)
To: KevinDavis
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08/08/2006 3:24:38 AM PDT
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Vaquero
(time again for the Crusades.)
To: KevinDavis
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08/08/2006 3:28:49 AM PDT
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Saundra Duffy
( For victory & freedom!!!)
To: SunkenCiv
Seems like we had one about these planemos not long ago, but hey, this is a light volume ping list. ;')I think you only pinged the June article to the Catastrophism list, which explains why I had no memory of it ;-)
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08/08/2006 6:45:46 AM PDT
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annie laurie
(All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost)
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