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Planetary System Similar to Sol

Posted by michael on from the new-places-to-go-to-war-against dept.

sgtwilko writes "The BBC News site has an article about how astronomers have found several new planets including some that have a similar distribution to our own Solar System. They are finding planetary systems that are more and more like the one in which the Earth resides. It's only a matter of time until the Terrestrial Planet Finder program gets going and finds another Earth." There's another story on space.com. Update: 06/13 21:51 GMT by M : Space News and Wired have stories as well, with spiffy graphics and artists' renderings and so on.

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  1. WOOHOO! by Bob+McCown · · Score: 4, Funny
    First we find the big planets

    Then we find the small planets

    Then we find the ones with intelligent life

    Then we communicate

    Then...

    Alien Pr0n!

    1. Re:WOOHOO! by daeley · · Score: 5, Funny

      Jack Handey had it right:

      "I don't think I'm alone when I say I'd like to see more and more planets fall under the ruthless domination of our solar system."

      "Whether they find a life there or not, I think Jupiter should be called an enemy planet."

      "I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it."

      --
      I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
    2. Re:WOOHOO! by Ztream · · Score: 2, Funny

      That's about time, I've already seen all the pr0n *this* world has to offer.

    3. Re:WOOHOO! by Dimensio · · Score: 2, Funny

      Then we find the ones with intelligent life

      I think that the sticking point will be here. I'm not yet convinced that even one such planet exists within the entire universe.

      --
      STOP MISUSING APOSTROPHES, YOU MORONS!!!
    4. Re:WOOHOO! by EverDense · · Score: 2, Funny

      news://alt.binaries.erotica.alien news://alt.binaries.erotica.alien.tentacles news://alt.binaries.erotica.alien.bugeyed news://alt.binaries.erotica.alien.greys news://alt.binaries.erotica.alien.yoda news://alt.binaries.erotica.alien.yoda.sucks

      --
      http://jesus.everdense.com/
    5. Re:WOOHOO! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      you have way too mmuch time on your other hand.

    6. Re:WOOHOO! by unicron · · Score: 2, Funny

      Nothing will EVER be funnier than:

      "Often, children will ask me where does rain come from, and I reply 'God is crying' and if they ask 'why is God crying' I always say 'I don't know, but it's probably something you did'"

      --
      Finally, math books without any of that base 6 crap in them.
  2. As it turns out.. by iforgotmyfirstlogon · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is all just a hoax. As it turns out, a group of rival scientists went up into space and just put a REALLLY big mirror up there.

    - Freed

    --
    "Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love." -Turkish Proverb
  3. Well... It'll just have to go. by Rothfuss · · Score: 5, Funny

    Start building the fleet!

    I recommend employing shiny white robots as our attack force.

    -Rothfuss

    1. Re:Well... It'll just have to go. by Dirtside · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, no, we'll just use clones, they're more efficient -- and hey, I hear that the Kanadians just happen to have a fully-trained clone army ready to go. Man, those Kanadians are excellent cloners.

      What? I've only seen it three times, why?

      --
      "Destroy science and religion. Science would re-emerge exactly the same; but not religion." - Penn Jillette, paraphrased
  4. Great! by Procrasturbator · · Score: 2, Funny

    Soon, environmentalists won't be able to tell us not to pour motor oil down the sink because "It's the only planet we have".

  5. Still waiting... by Peale · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's only a matter of time until the Terrestrial Planet Finder program gets going and finds another Earth

    Yep. And when that happens, I'm leaving.

    1. Re:Still waiting... by namespan · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yep. And when that happens, I'm leaving.

      Not if you have kids, you aren't.

      "Are we there yet?"

      "No."

      "How much longer?"

      "I just told you, we've got at least 75 light years!"

      "But I have to go!"

      "Dammit, if I have to decelerate below .5 c again, so help me..."

      --
      Libertarianism is rich wolves and poor sheep playing gambler's ruin for dinner.
  6. How to test for intelligent life... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Send a lawyer. If he doesn't come back, the locals were probably intelligent enough to kill him.

  7. Re:Incidentally...he's dead by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Just because he made fun of telephone handset cleaners doesn't mean you should be ashamed of your job. It just means you would be better off dead. Why do I think that is your ideal career? Because you're obviously too stupid to be a hairdresser and plainly lack the vocal skills of a salesman.

  8. Re:another earth... by fgb · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, and it's populated by by people who are exact duplicates of people who currently live on Earth. The big difference is that they are the exact opposite of their Earth counterparts and have goatees and mustaches... wait, no! that's a Star Trek TOS episode.

  9. Can someone please tell me... by CONTROL_ALT_F4 · · Score: 2, Funny

    When are we going to find the planet that is inhabited by beautiful women who love scientists, engineers, and computer geeks?

  10. "Captain's Journal. Stardate...uh..." by Erotomek · · Score: 2, Funny

    Zapp: "Captain's Journal. Stardate...uh..."
    Kif: *sigh* "April 13th."
    Zapp: "April 13.2! We have failed to uphold Brannigan's Law. However, I did make it with a hot alien babe. And in the end, is that not what man has dreamt of since first he looked up at the stars? Kif, I'm asking you a question."
    Kif: *sigh*

    (audio version)

    --

    Krótko: kady Erotomek
    W pimiennictwie ma swój domek.

  11. Re:What do Christians think about this? by hplasm · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or would that be Altair boys...?

    --
    ...and he grinned, like a fox eating shit out of a wire brush.