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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. The James Webb Space Telescope will reveal... by Braintrust · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... that the inhabitants are all wearing sashes and goatees!!

    --
    Years later, a doctor will tell me that I have an I.Q. of 48, and am what some people call "mentally retarded".
  2. Clever AI by Artuir · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I am new 'round these parts, but in my short time of observation I've begun to think that slashdot editors are really a conglomeration of various AI designed to fool us all into thinking they are real people just posting dupes over and over and over again. It's like a very messed up Turing test!

    Bearing this in mind things become a little more bearable. :(