Astronomers Announce 5-Planet System

An anonymous reader writes "Astronomers have detected a record-breaking 5th planet orbiting the star 55 Cancri, 41 light years distant. This planet orbits within the 'habitable zone,' where water could presumably exist, but it's probably another gas giant like Saturn, so any liquid water would have to be on a moon. There's still a big gap between this planet and the outermost planet where no planets have been detected yet, so there could yet be a rocky planet in the system. The lead researcher said he's optimistic that 'continued observations will reveal a rocky planet within five years.'"

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Re:MORE cuts!?!?

[UncleTogie]

Of course, all those jokes will finally be put to rest come 2620 when scientists agree to finally rename Uranus.

..and the obligatory Futurama quote of the day:

Fry: "What's it called now?"
Farnsworth: "Urectum."

Thanks for the setup!