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Billions of Habitable Planets?

Posted by michael on from the every-one-of-them-filled-with-tribbles dept.

cbv writes: "MSNBC has an interesting article about new calculations by Charly Lineweaver and Daniel Grether, both of the University of New South Wales in Australia, which provides an interesting answer to the question on how many potentially habitable planets exist in our galaxy."

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  1. I claim this planet in the name of ... ME! by Malic · · Score: 2, Redundant

    I want my own planet. Of course, you're all invited as guests - I should have plenty room.

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  2. Re:The BIG question by notsoanonymouscoward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    possibly more than one spacecraft, for the sake of redundancy

    and just in case ppl didn't get why they need to make more than one ship... you redundantly let them know its for redundancies' sake. =)

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  3. Re:The BIG question by notsoanonymouscoward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    now THAT is funny (Score:0, Redundant)

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