Planets Without Stars or Mini-Solar Systems?

iamlucky13 writes "An article today on space.com discusses the discovery of 6 objects by the European Southern Observatory in Chile that are smaller than typical brown dwarfs, larger than Jupiter, and not orbiting any stars. The objects are surrounded by disks of gas and dust possibly similar to the early solar system. In addition to presenting astronomers with a new group of objects to study, the finding also deepens the debate over what makes a planet. The scientists responsible for the discovery sidestep the question by calling them 'Planetary Mass Objects,' or planemos."

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Re:vomits at lovely new slashdot layout

[mobby_6kl]

Are you reading this random comment, Steve? :-)

If he is, you're in deep shit for even thinking, let alone saying, something like this:

Apple's site is starting to look a little ordinary.