Search for planets could soon seek one like Earth

Reuters ^ | 5/8/05 | Deborah Zabarenko

[MississippyMuddy]

Hope islam is not on the planet we find..............

[GSlob]

Just imagine what extraterrestrial version of hillary would be... A piece of cinematography for Algred Hitchcock.

[GSlob]

Alfred. Hit the neighboring key again.

[delacoert]

"Within a few years, we may be able to detect things like our own solar system," said Mario Livio...

ROTFLMAO

[newgeezer]

No problem, as long as I don't have to pay for it.

[NormsRevenge]

Here's to finding one of Gray Davis' planets. ;-)

[cripplecreek]

"Alfred. Hit the neighboring key again."


Collateral damage?

[qam1]

Hope islam is not on the planet we find..............

How would Muslims pray 5 times a day to Mecca on another planet? Especially if they are on the side of the planet that is turned away from earth.

[onedoug]

Hope islam is not on the planet we find....

They'll never find us. That's for sure.

[carlr]

Algred

Is he related to the former Vice President?

[fish hawk]

If you want to find a planet just like Earth, you better start looking for a sun like ours with a planet the exact distance from that sun, with a moon around that planet exactly the distance of our moon to Earth. Then check the water to land ratio. I hate to be a "the glass is half empty" guy but God gave us something unique and special. But have fun spending millions on your way.

[monkapotamus]

I think that the destiny of humans is to spread out through the universe. I know that for some people it's difficult to imagine the far distant future, but at some point the Earth won't be able to support the human population (when there are more tens of billions of people than can be counted) and technology will be advanced enough for us to travel far distances - technologies we can't even imagine now. It's also our nature to explore. If every "ronery" dictator and his brother has nukes sometime down the line, and governments continue to become more socialized, and more freedoms are lost, groups of people will seek out new places to live and they might not be on Earth.

[davisfh]

"Search for planets could soon seek one like Earth"

I think that we may need one, and soon.

[P.O.E.]

Maybe it's time to put this back in print:

[Wiggins]

Klaatu-Barada-Nikto

[knarf]

[delacoert]

How would Muslims pray 5 times a day to Mecca on another planet? Especially if they are on the side of the planet that is turned away from earth.

It can't be by lying faced down on the floor - they're allowed to lie to anyone in any position.

Hmm... by laying faced down on the floor?

Is this a trick question?

[GSlob]

"Collateral damage?"
Yep. The only saving grace is that I owned up to it ASAP, without prodding.

[GSlob]

Nope. See #4.