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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. Well I don't live on this planet. by TenPin22 · · Score: 1, Troll

    I live in a Slashdot world.

  2. Re:Yes, and? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    *Alarm ringing*
    Earth to govtcheez, Earth to govtcheez, we have found billions of Earths for you to masturbate on...
    Troll.

  3. Re:The BIG question by Spooge+Demon · · Score: -1, Troll
    Why do I get "Insightful" mods on explanations of basic thermodynamics, or even physics? Read a science book!

    Fuck you dude. No seriously, fuck you.

    +1 Planet-sized Ego

  4. Re:It would be cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Actually, there is some pretty positive development in this area. I was just reading some interesting information regarding advanced space telescopes that may one day be placed in an orbit around the sun at the edge of our solar system. Check out this article

  5. Re:Universal Sterilization program by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Dude! Lay off the weed!