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Sign Of "Embryonic Planets" Forming In Nearby Stellar Systems

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the stork-and-the-supernova dept.

Astronomers are pointing to three nearby stars they say may hold "embryonic planets" -- a missing link in planet-formation theories. As scientists try to piece together how our own planet came to be, they look to the forming planets of other star systems for clues. But astronomers have been unable to find evidence for one of the key stages of planet development, a period early in the planet's formation when it is only as large as tiny Pluto.

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  1. The Eye? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Did anybody else look at the image in the article and think "That's the Eye of Sauron!".

    http://images.google.com/images?q=eye+of+sauron&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=com.google:en-US:official&hs=8k7&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title

  2. Re:"embryonic planets" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Am I the only one who thinks that looks dead on like the eye of the dark lord?

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2007/10/071001120430.jpg