[neverdem]

Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn Analog with Gravitational Microlensing

[neverdem]

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[The Electrician]

Bottled City of Kandor?

[TigersEye]

That’s where Hobbits and such live.

[JennysCool]

Everybody in that system drives a Prius. Or a clown car.

Or is there a difference?

[Shaun_MD]

So when do I move in?

[ovrtaxt]

It's bizarro world!

Or is that Wash. DC I'm thinking of?

[Young Werther]

In that Galaxy Far Far Away.....

They may be smaller but they're feisty.

[mirkwood]

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks neverdem.

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[KevinDavis]

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Astronomers said Wednesday that they had found a miniature version of our own solar system 5,000 light-years across the galaxy — the first planetary system that really looks like our own, with outer giant planets and room for smaller inner planets.

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[FreedomOfExpression]

Notice these points in his statement:

The discovery, they said, means that our solar system may be more typical of planetary systems across the universe than had been thought.

Neither of the two giant planets is a likely abode for life as we know it. But, Dr. Gaudi said, warm rocky planets — suitable for life — could exist undetected in the inner parts of the system.
“This could be a true solar system analogue,” he said.

They have found no warm rocky inner planets, therefore, no true analogue to our solar system.
When the technology is available to actually prove that there are warm rocky planets like those in our solar system, I will applaud the discovery. Until then, I will view it as another interesting find.