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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. A telescope made out of Chile? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So, what's the refractive index of kidney beans, tomato sauce, and meat?
    I was told that I had to have a passport to go Hungary, but that's fine, so I ate Turkey... yup, the whole country