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Rocky Planet Discovered
Fraser Cain writes "Astronomers have discovered a rocky, terrestrial planet orbiting a nearby star, Gliese 876. The planet has approximately 7.5 times the mass of the Earth, double its radius, and orbits its parent star once every two days. This is the most Earthlike extrasolar planet discovered so far." Reader Karthik Narayanaswami points out that "the planet was discovered by the famed Berkeley astronomer Geoff Marcy," and adds a link to the news release from Berkeley.
Oh wait... you said Rocky Planet.
sheesh...
I thought they meant a bizarro world where everyone is Rocky Balboa.
With a new year every two days, everyone would be broke buying birthday cakes.
If it is, does that mean Spock mates once every 14 days?
Well, there's the Klingons on Uranus.
We have changed the name of the planet Uranus to prevent jokes such as the preceding. Its new name is Eurectum.
Hello little man. I will destroy you!
They could send them CNN or Fox News. Surely those signals are as unnatural as any.
Want to improve your Karma? Instead of "Post Anonymously", try the "Post Humously" option.
The wobble method is nothing compared to the weeble method. Of course, this has severe consequences when the planets fall down.
Adrian!!!
"It's a tarp!" -- Dyslexic Admiral Ackbar
Astronomers are bad at talking. Your left nut is more "earthlike" than this space-brick.
do not try to pick up fight with the natives ...
Tell me when they find the Bullwinkle planet. Bullwinkle was always funnier.
I can hear it screaming now...
All the worlds indeed a
We have sacked those who renamed the planet Eurectum to prevent further jokes from occurring. Its new name is Yorassol.
Apart from the one we're standing on? :)
But it's a dry heat.
Someone hates these cans.
Assume I was drunk when I posted this.
Theres no life on other worlds, heretic! The earth is flat, its the center of the universe and it took 7 days to build.
We have sacked those responsible for sacking the ones who renamed the planet Eurectum and will now continue the renaming in an entirely different style.