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This artist's concept shows the first planet discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft during its K2 mission, a "super Earth" called HIP 116454b. The planet has a diameter of 20,000 miles, weighs 12 times as much as Earth and orbits its star once every 9.1 days(David A. Aguilar (CfA))

1 posted on 12/19/2014 6:12:01 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: SunkenCiv; KevinDavis

SPACE & XOPING!..............


2 posted on 12/19/2014 6:12:39 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: Red Badger
They devised a way to increase Kepler's stability by using the subtle pressure of sunlight

Amazing.

The more frustrating aspect is the harshness of cosmic ray radiation in space and how remarkably damaging it is. Spacecraft are constantly failing, for good reason, and I have to explain to laypersons its like trying to solve arithmetic at a table downrange while everyone is firing. Its that bad.
3 posted on 12/19/2014 6:16:32 AM PST by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: Red Badger

What makes a newly discovered planet an “alien” plantet?


5 posted on 12/19/2014 6:49:36 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer.)
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To: Red Badger

***They devised a way to increase Kepler’s stability by using the subtle pressure of sunlight***

Who are these guys, rocket scientists?!?

Seriously, that is amazing.


9 posted on 12/19/2014 6:53:46 AM PST by Gamecock (Joel Osteen is a preacher of the Gospel like Colonel Sanders is an Army officer.)
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To: Red Badger

LV426?


17 posted on 12/19/2014 7:19:51 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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