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Multiple Asteroid Belts Found Orbiting Nearby Star

Posted by Soulskill on from the no-word-on-asteroid-suspenders dept.

Kligat writes "Scientists have found two asteroid belts around the star Epsilon Eridani, the ninth closest star to our solar system. Epsilon Eridani also possesses an icy outer ring similar in composition to our Kuiper Belt, but with 100 times more material, and a Jovian mass planet near the edge of the innermost belt. Researchers believe that two other planets must orbit the 850 million year old star near the other two belts. Terrestrial planets are possible, but not yet indicated."

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  1. heresy! by circletimessquare · · Score: 4, Funny

    epsilon eridani only 850 million years old? there is no way a race as ancient and wise as the vulcan could have come from such a young star system

    look, i am an avid supporter of scientific progress as much as the next slashdotter, but when these so-called astronomers report something that contradicts well-established star trek canon, i have to put my foot down and wonder at the agenda of these propagandizers

    yours,
    star trek fundamentalist

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    1. Re:heresy! by jagdish · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hmmm, Omicron Eridani. Is that near Omicron Persei 8

  2. Re:Construction debris by pushing-robot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Poor Zathras. Never any rest for Zathras.

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