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MinutiaeMan
Member # 444
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http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,59481,00.html
Pretty cool... they've found a star (about 90 light years away) that's about the same age and mass as Sol, and has a gas giant that's approximately the same distance from the star as Jupiter is. Both stats meaning that an Earth-like planet is much, much more likely than in the more "irregular" systems we've found so far.
So, anyone heard from the Vulcans yet?
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Jason Abbadon
Member # 882
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90 lightyears out huh? If we leave now, do a quick survey when we get there and then return hume, we might be lucky enough that Dick Clark will be dead by the time we return home. .......mabye.
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Lee
Member # 393
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Oh, come on - now who's talking science fiction? 8)
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AndrewR
Member # 44
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So in 2026 they'll hear Hitler?
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Jason Abbadon
Member # 882
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quote: Originally posted by AndrewR: So in 2026 they'll hear Hitler?
And if inteligent aliens really do live there they'll be here with their death rays to eliminate our obvious insanity by 2027. Hope you didint have any plans...
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AndrewR
Member # 44
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quote: Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: quote: Originally posted by AndrewR: So in 2026 they'll hear Hitler?
And if inteligent aliens
LOL!
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The359
Member # 37
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quote: Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: quote: Originally posted by AndrewR: So in 2026 they'll hear Hitler?
And if inteligent aliens really do live there they'll be here with their death rays to eliminate our obvious insanity by 2027. Hope you didint have any plans...
I guess Toronto better hurray and get those Olympics as soon as possible
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The_Tom
Member # 38
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quote: Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: Pretty cool... they've found a star (about 90 light years away) that's about the same age and mass as Sol
It's hard to gauge weight from the photos of him I've seen, but I'm willing to speculate that they've found Christopher Masterson. Questionable 'star' quality, though.
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Jason Abbadon
Member # 882
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There's no planets in that system. The "gas giant" is just the shunted mass of James Cameron's ego.
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Sol System
Member # 30
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150ish lbs., I think. Possibly less. I eat not so well or often. Also, Tom is kinder to me than I would be. Perhaps if this star has a big fat face and a dopey woe-is-me expression.
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