Earth's Moon is a Rarity

Smivs writes "Scientists have concluded that moons like the Earth's are actually quite rare. Only 5-10% of planetary systems are likely to contain moons formed by planetary collisions. 'By the time the Earth's moon formed, when the Sun was 30 million years old, the planet formation process in our Solar System should have been approaching its end. In the latest study, Dr Gorlova's team looked at the heat signature of stars using the infrared. This allows astronomers to predict how much of that heat comes from the star itself and how much is re-emitted by dusty material encircling it.'"

Comments

Re:What's also rarer.

[mclaincausey]

no, the real point is: I don't give a damn.

Re:What's also rarer.

[Brian Gordon]

Is your ego satisfied?

Re:Wrong, sir.

[florescent_beige]

It's not a "comment system". It's a moderation system. The comment system is what I'm using to write this. The moderation system is to promote quality posts. Personally I thought it was funny, and the GP was absolutely hilarious but oh well.