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32 Exoplanets Discovered By Chilean Telescope

the4thdimension writes "An article on CNN notes that 32 exoplanets have been discovered using a new Chilean telescope. The telescope is capable of detecting movements of 2.1mph (comparable to a slow walking pace). These 32 new planets give the telescope a total of 75 planets it has discovered, out of the 400 discovered using all methods employed by astronomers. This places the HARPS system as the world's foremost exoplanet hunter."

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  1. Great by Threni · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's all we need. More planets.

  2. Re:39 days to Mars... by confused+one · · Score: 4, Funny

    As soon as we find a habitable exoplanet, we'll let you know.

  3. Re:39 days to Mars... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tell me, is there any kind of physical sensation associated with having an abnormally low IQ? Is there like a numbness or heaviness inside your head? Or is the affliction completely transparent to the sufferer?

  4. Enemy Planets by Conchobair · · Score: 2, Funny

    The larger question is, how many of these are enemy planets? I'm going to say at least half, if not more.

  5. Re:3.5km/h by Kingrames · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sadly, most slashdotters won't be impressed until it can detect the jiggle of the breast of an Orion slave girl.

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  6. Re:39 days to Mars... by Idiomatick · · Score: 2, Funny

    To be fair stop signs don't seem like the most stimulating conversation.

  7. Re:Stars to Planet Ratio by Hognoxious · · Score: 2, Funny

    So what would you call a rocky body the size and shape of (say) Earth or Mars that doesn't orbit a star?

    Cold?

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