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Two Planets Found Sharing One Orbit

Posted by samzenpus on from the Theia's-cousin dept.

dweezil-n0xad writes "Buried in the flood of data from the Kepler telescope is a planetary system unlike any seen before. Two of its apparent planets share the same orbit around their star. If the discovery is confirmed, it would bolster a theory that Earth once shared its orbit with a Mars-sized body that later crashed into it, resulting in the moon's formation."

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  1. Time for another IAU meeting by edalytical · · Score: 4, Funny

    Quick, we need to redefine the meaning of "planet" yet again.

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    1. Re:Time for another IAU meeting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      There can only be one!

    2. Re:Time for another IAU meeting by rrohbeck · · Score: 4, Funny

      Nothing is stable. All orbits change chaotically in the long term.
      Corollary: There are no planets.

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  2. two planets, one cup... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    1. read slashdot
    2. attempt humor
    3. ...
    4. PROFIT!!!

  3. You can't explain that! by bunratty · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is more liberal lies. Bill O'Reilly told me that you can't explain that!

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  4. Re:And bolster my theory by Issildur03 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Check Wikipedia.

  5. Re:Gravity of an Earth-size body at L3 by Issildur03 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Checking Wiki worked! :)

  6. two planets one orbit by frisket · · Score: 4, Funny
    I googled "two planets one orbit" and was shocked by the sick porn it brought up.

    Oh, sorry, typed it wrong...

  7. Re:And bolster my theory by Lloyd_Bryant · · Score: 4, Funny

    .htraE ylno eht si sihT .tuoba gniklat er`uoy tahw wonk t'nod I .uoy rof taht dexiF

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