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Strange New 'Twin' Worlds Found

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the galactic-misfits dept.

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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  1. Blurring what? by ScrewMaster · · Score: -1, Troll

    ... successfully blurring the line between planets and stars.

    Yes, it's really easy to confuse a ball of rock with a star. I mean, the similarities are so obvious.

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  2. Re:Just goes to show... by andrewman327 · · Score: -1, Troll
    "It also shows that no scientific theory can be trusted to be valid past lunch, we just never know when we'll find something new that blows the standing knowledge out of the water." (Emphesis mine.)

    Dare I start an evolution debate?


    Anyway, this does change our perceptions. Back in the day people thought that a planet could only be X, Y, and Z. With the discovery of strange pseudo planets, we have been forced to re-evaluate that belief.

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  3. Re:That's no planemos. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You jackass... "built" does not mean "installed software." "Built" means "constructed from constituent pieces." You wouldn't say you built a lightsaber just because you flashed the firmware.

    In any event, the gp is a bigger jackass than you. It's like saying a Nascar fan that didn't build his own jalopy is like a blah blah blah. A construction worker that didn't build his own house, a seamstress that didn't sew her own dress. He's a grade-A fucktard.