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Odd Planet Confuses Scientists
eldavojohn writes "While there's been a lot of debate about what is a planet, there is a recent discovery that has scientists even more confused. COROT (COnvection ROtation and planetary Transits) spotted an object that appears to be the size of Jupiter yet is 21.6 times more massive ... and orbits its star in a mere four days and six hours. Now, the other piece of the puzzle is that the star it orbits is more massive and only slightly larger than our Sun. But they can't describe this thing orbiting it. So far they think it is more likely to be a 'failed star' but have settled with 'member of a new-found family of very massive planets that encircle stars more massive than the sun' to describe it accurately."
... but that's no moon.
Don't rush me, Sonny. You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles.
"the size of Jupiter yet 21.6 times more massive.. and orbits its star in a mere four days and six hours."
That's New Year roughly twice a week, by Jove.
Party on ; ).
"Kill 'em all and let Root sort 'em out"
...before long astrophysicists will have more words for things that orbit other things than the Inuit have for snow.
Really dense lead?
Computers allow humans to make mistakes at the fastest speeds known, with the possible exception of tequila and handguns
My bet is that they just misplaced a decimal point somewhere. It's always some mundane detail like that.
IWARS.
People, in general, disappoint me. Politicians even more so.
Because the astrological community is too busy hoodwinking people with talk of Jupiter in the Second House, and horoscopes, and other nonsense.
Comprised of PS3? It will be hotter than the sun if someone turns that thing on and starts folding!
AOL CD's aren't that dense. It's the AOL USERS that are dense.
Aah, change is good. -- Rafiki
Yeah, but it ain't easy. -- Simba
I don't get it. Can you please re-frame your example using a car analogy?
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