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Hubble Discovers a Hundred New Planets

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the space-real-estate dept.

Spudley writes "The BBC is reporting that the Hubble Telescope has discovered over a hundred new exoplanets - a number which almost doubles the total known. Apparently they are also expecting to be able to analyse the atmospheres of up to 20% of them. The discovery will be confirmed within the next seven days."

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  1. hm by spee · · Score: -1, Troll

    well, hubble... that names is inappropriate if anything written in "angels and demons" is true :P
    and that aint that much, i'n it?
    btw, can anyone, if possible, give me an invitation for gmail to dom_scheel@hotmail.com? ,D

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  2. Re:The mighty galaxy by ViolentGreen · · Score: -1, Troll

    That's pretty cool. I wonder how many planets children in today's current public education system learn about(?).

    Oh please there are much more important things for people in education to focus on then some planet hundreds of light years away. What practical reason would they have for teaching (what little they know) about the contants of a planet's atmosphere in another galaxy.

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  3. yet bin Laden and WMD are still elusive... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    it had to be said

  4. What if... by margal · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hypothetically, what would happen if we were to discover an atmopshere capable of sustaining life? What if we discovered oceans, trees, oxygen? What if we discovered life hundreds of millions of years away? Would we attack? Would AMERICA attack? What would happen? What would we do?

    1. Re:What if... by JosKarith · · Score: -1, Troll

      "Would AMERICA attack? "
      It would depend on whether the other planet had resources that we could use and it's inhabitants weren't prepared to just hand them over.
      Then America would attack, kill off any of the population that dared to argue, and take what they wanted.
      Just like the British Empire taught them.
      It's all very well saying that America's gunboat diplomacy is deplorable, but let's not forget that they learned it from us in the first place.

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  5. Invasion Targets by stinkyfingers · · Score: 0, Troll

    Some long lost descendent of George Bush, who undoubtedly will have skated by in life and fall bass-ackawards into the galaxy presidency, will invade at least one of these planets in an effort to take attention from his failed policies. It will have the opposite effect.

  6. In related news.. by nwbvt · · Score: 0, Troll

    John Kerry made a speech promising to thwart "Benedict Arnold" CEOs threatening to outsource good jobs to these new planets.

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  7. In latest news, all found to have high CO2 levels by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Atmospheric levels all now too high to support life.
    No planet appears to be showing any lights.

  8. Your Comment Edited [Re:Invasion Targets] by rm3friskerFTN · · Score: 0, Troll
    ""Some long lost descendent of George Bush, ... will invade at least one of these planets .... " to liberate their inhabinets from a murderous tyrant who commits atrocities against civilization similar to what Saddam (Iraq torture video clip) inflicted against the Iraqi people in late-20th century Earth"
    Your above post as it might be quoted by your evil twin "Skippy" after having learned a thing or two about editing out-of-context from Mike Moore

    See how Mike Moore editing works? 'Skippy' truthfully quoted what you wrote. Isn't he great. 'Skippy' can now claim that he honestly quoted you. 'Skippy' has the facts correct. You might be angry that 'Skippy' added some extra stuff such that your original intent changes, but you are being mean because 'Skippy' did not put quotes (") around the extra stuff ... he just sort of added it at the end of your prediction of the future. Isn't 'Skippy' a swell guy?

    'Skippy' is practicing Mike Moore editing

    If you are still a wee-bit confused about how Mike Moore editing works then you can check out the Babylon 5 episode "Illusion of Truth" which taught me that "truth" might not always be ethical truth ... remember that Dan Randall (the b5 ISN news reporter) was very truthful ... he just strung the facts together in an unethically truthful way just like Mike Moore
    From "Illusion of Truth" plot summary (spoiler warning)

    From a second "Illusion of Truth" plot summary (spoiler warning)

    From a thrid "Illusion of Truth" plot summary (spoiler warning)

    And finally a fourth "Illusion of Truth" plot summary (minor spoiler warning)

    One last thing ... I triple double dare you to watch the Saddam (Iraq torture video clip)

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