Planets-- common as dirt.

ardeegee · 06-17-2010, 01:08 AM

The sky is full of 'em. And not just the Hot Jupiters cruder instruments could detect.

http://arstechnica.com/science/news/...expolanets.ars

And this is after just six 6 weeks of observations. The total number of Earthlike planets Kepler could find could end up in the thousands.

HarryT · 06-17-2010, 03:08 AM

It's been accepted for years that planetary systems are an inevitable part of the formation of star formation, but it's nice that we're now getting observation proof of the existance of other Earthlike planets.

Roger Parkinson · 06-17-2010, 03:39 AM

Now we just have to work out a way of getting there to have a look. All those light years are a nuisance or (if all the aliens are bad guys) a blessing. Still I'm continually amazed at how much we've managed to find out about stuff so far away.

06-17-2010, 01:08 AM	#1
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	Planets-- common as dirt. The sky is full of 'em. And not just the Hot Jupiters cruder instruments could detect. http://arstechnica.com/science/news/...expolanets.ars And this is after just six 6 weeks of observations. The total number of Earthlike planets Kepler could find could end up in the thousands.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	It's been accepted for years that planetary systems are an inevitable part of the formation of star formation, but it's nice that we're now getting observation proof of the existance of other Earthlike planets.

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Roger Parkinson Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 108036 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy S	Now we just have to work out a way of getting there to have a look. All those light years are a nuisance or (if all the aliens are bad guys) a blessing. Still I'm continually amazed at how much we've managed to find out about stuff so far away.

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