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Astronomers Locate Solar System Very Similar To Our Own

Posted by Zonk on from the i-think-it-is-awfully-pretty-out-there dept.

Smivs writes "Astronomers from St Andrews University in the UK have discovered a planetary system which looks much like our own. Dr Martin Dominik told BBC news: 'We found a system with two planets that take the roles of Jupiter and Saturn in our Solar System. These two planets have a similar mass ratio and similar orbital radius and a similar orbital period. The newfound planetary system, which orbits the star OGLE-2006-BLG-109L, is more compact than our own and is about five thousand light-years away. The OGLE planets were found using a technique called gravitational micro-lensing, in which light from the faraway planets is bent and magnified by the gravity of a foreground object, in this case a another star.'" Update: 04/08 12:26 GMT by Z : This story is talking about a subject we have already discussed.

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  1. Researches on /. find article similar to this by MancunianMaskMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    dupe

    1. Re:Researches on /. find article similar to this by wellingtonsteve · · Score: 4, Funny

      It is indeed. In fact the original post was "from the evil-twin dept."

      Spooky!

    2. Re:Researches on /. find article similar to this by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 1, Funny

      Actually, this post was right after "EU Recommends Slashing Search Data Retention", so maybe it makes sense, after all.

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    3. Re:Researches on /. find article similar to this by smittyoneeach · · Score: 3, Funny

      Could it be
      In this far off place
      They use similar means
      For the saving of face?
      Burma Shave

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  2. Re:Slashdotters Locate Article Very Similar to Thi by LaskoVortex · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sheesh.

    The second was supposed to go to the other earth. It was an honest mistake you frigtard.

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  3. Solar system post replicated by self replicating.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    printer!!!

  4. NOT A DUPE by BountyX · · Score: 3, Funny

    This post is not a dupe. We are just in a parrellel universe...

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  5. Must be life out there ('cause it ain't here) by tekrat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow, if they are finding so many solar systems like our own (2 in a 24-hr period), then there simply must be life out there...

    Now if only there were INTELLIGENT life at the slashdot "offices"...

    (sigh!)

    (Captcha is "nothing"... hrmmmm.)

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    1. Re:Must be life out there ('cause it ain't here) by m.ducharme · · Score: 2, Funny

      Maybe they all have to obey the speed limit.

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  6. This dupe was meant for the OTHER Earth by kentrel · · Score: 3, Funny

    Silly posters on Slashdot, Earth 2 posted this story a SECOND TIME on the front page of Earth 1's slashdot.

    Configure your router to block all Earth 2 IPs.

  7. Re:DUPE!!! And both are still on the front page by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    would it be so bad to hire "editors" who ACTUALLY READ

    Fixed that for you. After all, it is Zonk we're talking about.