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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 superash · · Score: 2, Informative

      More info : http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/07/2052251

    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. Re:DUPE!!! And both are still on the front page by QuantumG · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I've been saying it for years but, would it be so bad to hire "editors" who ACTUALLY READ SLASHDOT. WTF.

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  6. 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 dasunt · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Actually, it is disturbing...

      If Sol-like systems are common, with earth planets, then why isn't the universe overrun with one or more sentient lifeforms?

    2. Re:Must be life out there ('cause it ain't here) by Bastard+of+Subhumani · · Score: 2, Interesting

      If Sol-like systems are common, with earth planets, then why isn't the universe overrun with one or more sentient lifeforms?
      It is.

      For suitably small values of "one or more", "overrun" and in particular "sentient".

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    3. 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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  7. Dupe by Firas+Zirie · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Whoever approves articles is at least supposed to read the front page don't you think? The article quoted isn't even from a different source, its the exact same BBC link.

  8. 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.

  9. Duped... by VisiX · · Score: 4, Insightful

    before the original got bumped from my 8 article rss. That is an impressive new low.

  10. I don't usually complain about dupes by Tim+C · · Score: 2, Insightful

    But fercryinoutloud, this one's still on the front page!

    I know you guys don't do any fact checking, but is it too much to ask that you skim the front page of your own site to make sure the article's not already been posted?

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