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Rich exoplanet system discovered
BBC ^ | 8-24-10 | edcoil

Posted on 08/24/2010 8:54:34 AM PDT by edcoil

Astronomers have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets that orbit a star called HD 10180, which is much like our own Sun.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: eso; hd10180; hydrus; telescope; xplanets
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So, does it have a Starbucks or intelligent life?
1 posted on 08/24/2010 8:54:36 AM PDT by edcoil
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To: edcoil

Bookmark


2 posted on 08/24/2010 8:55:17 AM PDT by dragnet2
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To: edcoil

Glad it’s HD.


3 posted on 08/24/2010 8:55:46 AM PDT by Genoa (Titus 2:13)
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To: SunkenCiv

/mark


4 posted on 08/24/2010 8:57:31 AM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: Genoa

It’s only 127 light years away. Maybe the president will vacation there next.


5 posted on 08/24/2010 8:57:52 AM PDT by edcoil (Truth's commotion is directly proportional to how deeply the lie was believed.)
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“Starbucks or intelligent life”

Mutually exclusive?


6 posted on 08/24/2010 8:58:36 AM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (He promised hope; he gave us hype. He promised change; he gave us chains!)
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To: edcoil

No Obama, Pelosi, or other democrats.

When do we leave?


7 posted on 08/24/2010 8:58:38 AM PDT by FormerACLUmember (Character is defined by how we treat those who society says have no value.)
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Rich exoplanet system discovered

0bama will tax it and give the money to poor exoplanet systems.

8 posted on 08/24/2010 9:00:09 AM PDT by thesharkboy (<-- Looking for the silver lining in every cloud, since 1998)
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Rich exoplanet system discovered

Don't let the Democrats know. They'll want to tax it.

9 posted on 08/24/2010 9:00:38 AM PDT by Senator_Blutarski
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To: edcoil

Let’s TAX IT!...............


10 posted on 08/24/2010 9:01:15 AM PDT by Red Badger (No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him in his MY FAVES.............)
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It’s only 127 light years away.

In astronomical terms, it's just down the block.

11 posted on 08/24/2010 9:02:14 AM PDT by dragnet2
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Rich exoplanet system discovered

IRS notified.

12 posted on 08/24/2010 9:04:10 AM PDT by Moe Hamhedd
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Mutually exclusive?

I think so.


13 posted on 08/24/2010 9:04:33 AM PDT by edcoil (Truth's commotion is directly proportional to how deeply the lie was believed.)
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"In astronomical terms, it's just down the block."

Yes, that's VERY close by. What we are seeing there is pretty close to being in 'real time' in a galactic sense.

14 posted on 08/24/2010 9:04:47 AM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: edcoil

Starbucks and FM radio playing “Classic Rock From the 70’s”, unfortunately.


15 posted on 08/24/2010 9:06:59 AM PDT by OKSooner (Obama confessed "his muslim faith" on the George Stephanopolous show on September 7th, 2008.)
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We know they were there 127 years ago, anyway. They could have been obliterated by now to make way for a galactic highway.


16 posted on 08/24/2010 9:10:02 AM PDT by ZX12R (IMPEACH OBAMA NOW!)
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Doesn’t say that any of the planets resemble Earth, in fact none of them do if they are Neptune-like.


17 posted on 08/24/2010 9:11:34 AM PDT by Frenchtown Dan
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They could have been obliterated by now to make way for a galactic highway.

I hate when that happens!
Don't forget your towel!

18 posted on 08/24/2010 9:13:51 AM PDT by SuziQ
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"It’s only 127 light years away"

So in theory, if a big ass telescope from that system was pointed at Earth they could have watched the grand opening of the Brooklyn Bridge back in May? (May 25, 1883)

19 posted on 08/24/2010 9:15:43 AM PDT by Deaf Smith
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> HD 10180 <

I ordered one of those. Nice sharp picture.


20 posted on 08/24/2010 9:25:46 AM PDT by dangus
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