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Three Tiny Exoplanets Suggest Solar System Not So Special

ananyo writes "Adding to its already long roster of firsts, NASA's Kepler spacecraft has found the three smallest extrasolar planets ever detected — all of them smaller than Earth, and the most diminutive no larger than Mars. The newly discovered trio forms a miniature planetary system orbiting a cool, dim red dwarf star called KOI-961. Because they are so close to their star, the three exoplanets are too hot to support life. But unlike most previously known exoplanets, the vast majority of which are Jupiter-scale gas giants, all three are thought to be rocky worlds like Earth and the other worlds of the inner Solar System."

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  1. Editor's Tiny Penis Suggests Slashdot Circlejerk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    corksoaker writes "Adding to its already long roster of first posts, Anonymous Coward has found the three of the smallest penises ever detected — all of them smaller than CmdrTaco's, and the most diminutive no larger than Malda's. The newly discovered trio forms a miniature penile system offering a cool, dim dwarf cock called CORK-961. Because they are so close to their anuses, the three penises are too hot to support life. But unlike most previously known penises, the vast majority of which are Steve Jobs-scale gasbags, all three are thought to be rock hard."

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