First direct sighting of an extrasolar planet

NewScientist.com news service ^ | Tuesday, January 11, 2005 | Maggie McKee

[Momaw Nadon]

FYI and discussion

[Jay777]

My home planet!

[Popman]

All you need is the coordinates for the wormhole at SG-1 and you can go back anytime.

[EQAndyBuzz]

The pink spot is planet Liberal.

[Popman]

The pink spot is planet Liberal.

Great, another place they can go to after the election.

We can call it the "pink state"

Though, it is a little farther away then France or Canada. They will probably ask us to pay for the trip.

[1rudeboy]

I think my ex-girlfriend hails from there.

[Rocketman]

The circled area in the picture hardly indicates a planet those shaves in the circle are the BG of the entire pic. They didn't circle the big pink dot or the little one outside the circle.

[Physicist]

Planet Claire has pink air.

[mlc9852]

I'd be willing to chip in for their expenses.

[Mr. C]

"...and all the tree's are red...."

[Mr. C]

"...They will probably ask us to pay for the trip..."

Well worth the expense, Don't you think???

[Little Pig]

The circled area indicates where the "parent" star would be. It has been obscured so that the planet shows up better.

[retiredcpo]

Pictures and stories about deep space fascinate me. I miss Petuniavision and her daily displays and articles. Please come back.

[Rocketman]

so your saying the tiny pink dot outside the circle is the planet?

[Drammach]

230 light years away.. and they can photograph a planet circling a brown dwarf..

There are approx. 34 star systems within 23 light years of our "Sol(ar) system...
Yet, we haven't determined if there are planets in any of those systems?

Alpha Centauri, / Beta Centauri, only 4.5 LY from earth..
Barnard's Star, something like 6 LY..
Epsilon Eridani, Sirius, Wolf(356?)....

Sometimes these astronomers don't seem to be able to see the forest for the trees...

Show us an earth-type planet within 10 LY of earth, and we'll have ships with warp drive within a decade..

[Arkie2]

Just tell em Hale Bopp will be back shortly and they can get aboard the mother ship then.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Show us an earth-type planet within 10 LY of earth, and we'll have ships with warp drive within a decade.

You do realize that "warp drive" is not a technological concept but merely the figment of Gene Roddenbury's wife's mind, right?

[Little Pig]

right. The article also says this, see the caption under the picture.

[xp38]

Star Trek mumbo jumbo tech talk is fun. My all time favorite is alluvial dampers. I imagine the warp engines oozing silt and dirt when things go wrong.

[Frank_Discussion]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcubierre_drive

Some very dilligent physicists are working on FTL issues. It isn't impossible, merely exotic.