Posted on 06/14/2013 9:24:58 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The astronomers made Hubble Space Telescope observations over a wide range of wavelengths from visible to near infrared and modeled the color and structure of the disk in a way that has not been done before. They found a deficit of disk material, or partial gap, at about 80 astronomical units (AU) (1 AU is the Earth/Sun distance). Their models indicate that the depression is about 20 AUs wide, just slightly wider than necessary for a planet-opening gap and consistent with a planet of between 6 and 28 Earth masses. The feature is seen at all wavelengths indicating it is structural and not a local compositional difference. The team believes the evidence is strong for planet formation causing the gap.
"TW Hydrae is between 5 and 10 million years old, and should be in the final throes of planet formation before its disk dissipates," remarked coauthor Alycia Weinberger of the Carnegie Institution and principal investigator of the observations. "It is surprising to find a planet only 5 to 10% of Jupiter's mass forming so far out since planets should form faster closer in. In all planet formation scenarios, it's difficult to make a low-mass planet far away from a low mass star."
(Excerpt) Read more at dailygalaxy.com ...
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Just a suggestion. Hit the abuse button and start the thread over without all the generalizations.
My apologies to SunkenCiv. Just meant to toss in my .02 and be done with it.
What was I attacking? Besides blind ignorance.
My point is that there is a growing number of people, or sheeple, if you will, that are proclaiming themselves followers of "science". Just because you may not have heard about something doesn't mean it does not exist.
lol...Where do you get this jackball?
Ya think science is something new? Ya think there are science cults that instead of being religious fanatics, are cult like science followers and fanatics?
Where in tarnation are you getting this paintball?
And what do ya have against science? What's your real beef here?
Unless you listen to Algore and other GW nuts...
Real scientists will likely/mostly say "All I know is that we don't know everything" when pressed, but these internet trolls "hope and pray" each new discovery will, incrementally, disprove the existence of God.
So, in conclusion: I have NOTHING against science. I do seem have some issue with you. Because you seem to be a class 'A' bag of douche.
If you go to Reddit, you will see claims like this all over the place.
Once again, just for you, I've never heard anyone, anywhere make this claim.
There are sub-cultures that have a hostility towards religion and use the broader term "science" to dismiss religion. They evangelistically push their concept of "science" to various degrees of obnoxiousness. Real scientists will likely/mostly say "All I know is that we don't know everything" when pressed, but these internet trolls "hope and pray" each new discovery will, incrementally, disprove the existence of God.
So, in conclusion: I have NOTHING against science.
Now I understand your motives and comments...... Someone somewhere said something about religion which made you hysterical and angry!
Turns out you're not angry with science or scientist, you're angry at those who have issues with religion and don't believe what you believe....lol
Don't know what this all has to do with this article, but your comments and motives are now very clear.
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