Strange New 'Twin' Worlds Found

toomanyairmiles writes "The BBC reports on the the discovery of 'twin worlds' which orbit each other, successfully blurring the line between planets and stars. 'Their existence challenges current theories about the formation of planets and stars.' according to the Journal of Science article which reports their existence. 'The pair belongs to what some astronomers believe is a new class of planet-like objects floating through space; so-called planetary mass objects, or "planemos", which are not bound to stars.'"

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Re:That's no planemos.

[LurkerXXX]

Actually it's just a small colony of Pierson's Puppeteers fleeing the explosion at the center of the galaxy.

Re:Just goes to show...

[indifferent children]

I don't mind either if religionS are taught in school, explained

I would not trust this material to be taught properly in public schools. I doubt that any born-again teacher could possibly present the material in an even-handed and objective fashion. And I know quite a few atheists who would not be able to keep from sneering as they presented what they considered to be ridiculous fairytales.

There are people who could discuss various religions in a dispassionate and balanced way, but how do the schools find, test, and recruit these teachers? How do we trust that the schoolboards (Dover, Kansas) will try to find impartial teachers to cover this material? No, it's better if we keep this out of the public schools.