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Solar System Look-Alike Found

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the evil-twin dept.

SpuriousLogic writes "Astronomers have discovered a planetary system orbiting a distant star which looks much like our own. They found two planets that were close matches for Jupiter and Saturn orbiting a star about half the size of our Sun. Martin Dominik, from St Andrews University in the UK, said the finding suggested systems like our own could be much more common than we thought."

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  1. Must be our evil mirror solar system counterpart by the_humeister · · Score: 4, Funny

    But wait! I'm the one with the goatee. Does that mean I'm the evil one???

  2. Re:Must be our evil mirror solar system counterpar by Belial6 · · Score: 4, Funny

    If your the one with goatse... Yes, you are the evil one.

    Ohhhh! goatEE. Never mind.

  3. Re:Real Estate Prices by Snowmit · · Score: 3, Funny

    I heard you can buy a two bedroom rancher on its earth-like planets for only $15000. Of course, the commute is killer. Listen, I'll sell you one right now for only $4999. Act fast! The long term returns on this real estate investment are ASTRONOMICAL.
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  4. Re:Must be our evil mirror solar system counterpar by BenSchuarmer · · Score: 5, Funny

    This solar system looks like ours, but it's only half our size.

    My theory is that we're both evil (like Doctor Evil and Mini-Me).

  5. Biz opportunity? by Linker3000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    A solar system with similar features to our own eh? Darl...?

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  6. Paging Dr. Drake by dpilot · · Score: 2, Funny

    Your equation is waiting... ...for some coefficients.

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  7. Re:Must be our evil mirror solar system counterpar by Oldav · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nah, a goatee used to make you look evil, but now only makes you look like a disaffected member of generation X.

  8. Overlords... by interactive_civilian · · Score: 2, Funny

    Of course, lest they take us over first. You don't want to be a slave to an alien civilization, do you? With all of the overlord welcoming that goes on around here, I wouldn't be surprised if the answer to that question is "Yes".
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  9. UPDATE by lordfoul · · Score: 2, Funny

    It turns out we were looking into the wrong end of the telescope. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

  10. Re:Must be our evil mirror solar system counterpar by Johnny5000 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Old lady - OMG, here comes another Gen X'er with a goatee and a Soundgarden tat on his arm! Run for your lives!
    Gen X'er - But ma'am, wouldn't you like to buy some of my homemade cookies for charity to the blind?
    Old lady - Shoo! Go away, you filthy slacker, or I'm yelling "rape"!

    When will this cruel, pointless discrimination end? And who's the evil mutant in this little parable, eh?


    Ooh, ooh, I know this one.

    A. March 5th, 2015
    B. It's the old lady, right?
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