For other space news go to: http://www.spacetoday.net
For a list of Private Space Companies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_private_spaceflight_companies
Posted on 03/22/2010 5:34:27 PM PDT by KevinDavis
A newly discovered exoplanet is the first such alien world to resemble the planets in our own solar system, researchers announced Wednesday.
The planet, dubbed CoRoT-9b, was found to be about the size of Jupiter and situated at an orbit similar to Mercury, which is the innermost planet in our solar system.
(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...
Washington, DC, has been known for decades. And it doesn’t really resemble our world.
Not my fault.
.
Gas giant in a near solar orbit?
Watch, soon some director will make a flick about how mankind will rape this planet and its orange inhabitants for the rare element: CoRoT-cake....
: ]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2059789/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2167726/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2177894/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2293197/posts
 |
||
| · join · view topics · view or post blog · bookmark · post new topic · subscribe · | ||
| Google news searches: exoplanet · exosolar · extrasolar · | ||
hahahaha, That was what I was thinking. Mitt Romneys future home? At least now we know the name so we can mail him.
There seems to be so little life out there...
Funny
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.