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'Super-Jupiter' Discovery Dwarfs Solar System's Largest Planet
SPACE.com ^
| 19 November 2012 Time: 12:01 AM ET
| SPACE.com Staff
Posted on 11/19/2012 5:27:45 PM PST by BenLurkin
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11/19/2012 5:27:50 PM PST
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BenLurkin
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posted on
11/19/2012 5:28:46 PM PST
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BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. ItClimate change! is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: BenLurkin
I say we call it “Chunk”.
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posted on
11/19/2012 5:34:20 PM PST
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cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: BenLurkin
It would be cool to find one of these massive planets with a dozen Earth sized moons with liquid water and thick atmospheres.
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11/19/2012 5:38:29 PM PST
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albionin
To: BenLurkin
Astronomy has always made me tired because there are just so many stars and galaxies to keep track of.
There sure are a lot of stars out there. Should we develop a propulsion system that makes intergalactic travel possible in my lifetime, I should like to personally take a tour of all the stars. I'm talking at least a day or so observing the solar system of every single star in every single galaxy in the universe. It would definitely be time consuming but I think it would be a rewarding journey. I shall take back to Earth with me some souvenirs.
To: albionin
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11/19/2012 5:41:06 PM PST
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cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: BenLurkin
That right there is a lot of pixie dust..
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11/19/2012 5:43:12 PM PST
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hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
To: SamAdams76
I'm talking at least a day or so observing the solar system of every single star in every single galaxy in the universe. It would definitely be time consuming but I think it would be a rewarding journey.
It's gonna take trillions of days. Somewhere between 200 billion and 400 billion stars in our galaxy alone.
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11/19/2012 5:47:36 PM PST
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cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: albionin
I imagine the tides would be crazy... might be a good place for a surf resort.
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posted on
11/19/2012 5:49:39 PM PST
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Boogieman
To: cripplecreek
Awesome! Imagine what the night sky would look like. Bet they would have some huge tides on those moons. I wish I had been born about 500 years in the future when we will probably be able to visit.
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posted on
11/19/2012 5:54:20 PM PST
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albionin
To: BenLurkin
Wonder if they still have Twinkies.
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posted on
11/19/2012 5:58:00 PM PST
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jaz.357
( *Luke 6:43-45* Twas Ever Thus!)
To: cripplecreek
I believe the next class of mass below a brown dwarf is called a green dwarf.
"Green" being an available name.
Can't remember was the temperature range definition is.
To: Boogieman
Coming to you live from Kappa Andromedae with The Galactic surfing championships. The surf’s up for this final day of competition. Those 400 footers are rolling in.
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11/19/2012 6:00:12 PM PST
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albionin
To: albionin
Tides might not be very big at all. I think wide deep oceans are required to build up a tidal rhythm. Kind of like the great lakes don’t have tides.
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11/19/2012 6:01:16 PM PST
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cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: albionin
Gnarly Dude. The 400 footers are DOPE!
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11/19/2012 6:03:33 PM PST
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jaz.357
( *Luke 6:43-45* Twas Ever Thus!)
To: cripplecreek
Yeah they would probably be tidally locked like our moon. All the water would be collected on the side facing the planet.
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11/19/2012 6:10:10 PM PST
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albionin
To: BenLurkin
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11/19/2012 6:11:21 PM PST
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TurboZamboni
(Looting the future to bribe the present)
To: KevinDavis; annie laurie; Knitting A Conundrum; Viking2002; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Mmogamer; ...
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11/19/2012 6:13:03 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: albionin
If you know the Lord, you won’t have to wait that long. And you could look forward to exploring the infinite? universe in a glorified body such as Christ had when He walked out of the tomb on that first Easter morning. I know I’m looking forward to it with great anticipation.
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11/19/2012 6:14:00 PM PST
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Tucker39
IT'S GO TIME!
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11/19/2012 6:29:41 PM PST
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RedMDer
(May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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