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Exoplanet Count Tops 700

Posted by timothy on from the earth-count-is-still-one dept.

astroengine writes "On Friday, the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia registered more than 700 confirmed exoplanets. Although this is an amazing milestone, it won't be long until the 'first thousand' are confirmed. Only two months ago, the encyclopedia — administered by astrobiologist Jean Schneider of the Paris-Meudon Observatory — registered 600 confirmed alien worlds. Since then, there has been a slew of announcements including the addition of a batch of 50 exoplanets by the European Southern Observatory's High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (or HARPS) in September."

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  1. Re:who will annouce #1000 by vlm · · Score: 4, Funny

    And 1024, and 1337

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  2. Ceti Alpha 6 is missing from the list by Spy+Handler · · Score: 3, Funny

    could've sworn it was there a few months ago... anyone know what happened to it?

    1. Re:Ceti Alpha 6 is missing from the list by houghi · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well, in a galaxy far far away ...

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    2. Re:Ceti Alpha 6 is missing from the list by mark_elf · · Score: 3, Funny

      I cannot confirm the existence of Praxis.

    3. Re:Ceti Alpha 6 is missing from the list by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I have an away mission to Ceti Alpha 5 tomorrow. I'll check it out on the way.