Planet Found in Double Star System

Posted by timothy on Wednesday October 9, 2002 @08:17AM from the probably-just-some-vapor-farmers dept.

Daniel Dvorkin writes "CNN is reporting that a planet has been found in a double star system. I know, another extrasolar planet -- whoopee! But this one is different since it is in a double star system, and because given the size of the stars (the larger one is about 1.6 times as big as the Sun), the orbit (a little bigger than that of Mars), and the planet (somewhat bigger than Jupiter) it seems very possible that the planet might have a moon of roughly Earth's size and climate. I believe this is the first discovery that comes close to matching those criteria."

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That's no planet.... by seanmeister · 2002-10-09 09:15 · Score: 2, Funny

.... it's a space station!
Re:This might sound kinda crazy by Monkelectric · 2002-10-09 19:08 · Score: 4, Funny

oh I can see it now ... girlswithgills.com and "HOT NON-TERRAN TEENS WANT YOU" spam.

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