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Kepler Discovers First Earth-Sized Exoplanets

Posted by Soulskill on from the romulus-and-remus dept.

ananyo writes "NASA's Kepler telescope has reached one of its major mission milestones: finding an Earth-sized planet outside the Solar System. What's more, it has done it twice in the same star system. Whizzing around the star Kepler-20, about 290 parsecs (946 light-years) from Earth, is not only an Earth-sized planet, but also something just a touch smaller — a Venus."

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  1. We need to mount an expedition by SJHillman · · Score: 3, Funny

    "but also something just a touch smaller — a Venus." If there's a Venus and no known Mars... then does that mean it's all women? Sign me up!

    1. Re:We need to mount an expedition by syousef · · Score: 4, Funny

      "but also something just a touch smaller — a Venus."

      If there's a Venus and no known Mars... then does that mean it's all women?

      Sign me up!

      Have you learnt nothing from all your years of watching Star Trek? The women are all blue or green, have 3 breasts, and want to KILL you!

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  2. Again by M0j0_j0j0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Comme on, another planet, it has been a week since the last one, will my extensions work on this one?

  3. Re:Remember the good ol' days by chill · · Score: 5, Funny

    Um, what? What exactly do you think Johannes Kepler was, a washing machine?

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  4. 290 Parsecs! by Java+Pimp · · Score: 5, Funny

    Damn that's fast!

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  5. Re:Good news by forkfail · · Score: 1, Funny

    There was - but Apple sued, saying that NASA's work infringed on it's patents...

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