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Transit Method Reveals Many Extrasolar Planets
eldavojohn writes "You might recall not too long ago the first photo of an extra solar planet or, more recently, the mapping & speculation on these planets that lie outside our own solar system. Long since those first few spotted in the 90s, we're now starting to find them in droves due to the popularity of a method that relies on the planet passing directly between the viewer on earth and the star that it orbits. Be sure to check out Space.com's list of the most interesting extra-solar planets. Will we ever find Earth 2.0 candidates?"
Um, you do know that the Universe is flat, right? Just like Earth. :)
"I'm just here to regulate funkiness."
All these World 2.0s are yours except Europa 2.0. Attempt no landings there.
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Will we ever find Earth 2.0 candidates? I'm sure we will. And when we do, I have a number of candidates for who should be sent there.
Will we ever find Earth 2.0 candidates?"
I certainly hope it contains the same easy-to use ergonomic AJAX functionality as Web 2.0...I hate having to reload an entire Earth page every time I want to do something...
ZuluPad, the wiki notepad on crack
How about making the current one stable first?
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Every time I see "Extra solar planet" I envision a planet with more than one sun.
I mean "extra salt" = more salt, right ?
If only we could fall into a woman's arms without falling into her hands
Yes, I'm left. You have a problem with that?
Everyone knows it's the even-numbered versions that are stable...
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...when I say if it is actually called "Earth 2.0" that I would seek Kevorkian's "assistance." (Joking, of course.) The moniker is used way too much! Instead, I feel we should call the planet "Godzilla" so it would be entertaining to hear people scream its name in excitement upon viewing it for the first time.
This is the whole argument that Stephen Hawkins uses to "believe in God."
Quite the opposite actually...
"You cannot prove that I exist", says God, "For Proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing!"
"Ah", says man, "But the planets lining up nicely like that so that we can see them is a dead give away isn't it. It proves you exist, and therefore by your own logic you don't. QED"
"Oh bugger I hadn't thought of that" says God and disappears in a puff of logic.
Sorry Mr Adams.
possible, I hear God is a very nice person
Really? Then why'd he go and bury all of those dinosaur bones and radioisotopes to test our faith?
Nothing says 'welcome to the neighborhood' like a gunny sack full of dead squirrels.
I just hope there is no one already living on our soon to be discovered new colony planet so we can move in quicker.
Barring that, hopefully we can develop some kickass motherships and tripod walkers.
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