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Possible Earth-like planet discovered
Houston Comical (AP) ^
| June 13, 2005, 2:14PM
Posted on 06/13/2005 12:42:00 PM PDT by The_Victor
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To: The_Victor
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posted on
06/13/2005 12:42:49 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
To: The_Victor
I would've said "Mercury-like." Besides, this thing is hugh (I'm series).
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posted on
06/13/2005 12:43:06 PM PDT
by
Junior
(“Even if you are one-in-a-million, there are still 6,000 others just like you.”)
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To: The_Victor
They estimated the surface temperature on the new planet at between 400 degrees and 750 degrees Fahrenheit. That's earth like?
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posted on
06/13/2005 12:44:41 PM PDT
by
beltfed308
(Cloth or link. Happiness is a perfect trunion.)
To: The_Victor
They've already found sentinent life:
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posted on
06/13/2005 12:44:47 PM PDT
by
RockinRight
(Conservatism is common sense, liberalism is just senseless.)
To: The_Victor
Just whipping around it's sun isn't it.
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posted on
06/13/2005 12:47:51 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(I zot trolls for fun and profit.)
To: The_Victor
It is orbiting a star called Gliese 876, 15 light years from Earth, with an orbit time of just 1.94 Earth days.Wow!! This planet's really moving.
Imagine the mortgage rates on this real estate.
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posted on
06/13/2005 12:48:39 PM PDT
by
shekkian
To: The_Victor
sounds like a good place for Dean's voter-outreach program
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posted on
06/13/2005 12:48:49 PM PDT
by
NewMediaFan
(Fake but accurate)
To: The_Victor
If we only had a Stargate!
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posted on
06/13/2005 12:50:31 PM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: The_Victor
"A planet that may be Earth-like — but too hot for life as we know it — has been discovered orbiting a nearby star. The discovery of the planet, with an estimated radius about twice that of Earth, was announced today at the National Science Foundation."
" . . . too hot for life as we know it . . . with an estimated radius about twice that of earth . . . "
Doesn't sound very "Earth-like" to me.
To: shekkian
Wow!! This planet's really moving. Imagine the mortgage rates on this real estate.
But you could live to be 14000 years old.
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posted on
06/13/2005 12:51:10 PM PDT
by
The_Victor
(Doh!... stupid tagline)
To: shekkian
Shekkian, did it say the distance from the it's sun? That orbit is haulin a$$ either way.
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posted on
06/13/2005 12:51:20 PM PDT
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
(If Islam is a religion of peace, they should fire their P.R. guy!)
To: Junior
Exactly...how is this Earth like? Granted it is more Earth like than a gas giant, but still.
To: The_Victor
A planet that may be Earth-like — but too hot for life as we know it —
I claim this planet for Texas. We will hang out there during the summer.
To: beltfed308
They estimated the surface temperature on the new planet at between 400 degrees and 750 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bush caused global warming there too?
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posted on
06/13/2005 12:56:38 PM PDT
by
mnehring
(http://www.mlearningworld.com)
To: The_Victor
I just can't believe that orbital period. It would have to be so close to the star that friction would quckly bring it down.
1.94 YEARS, maybe?
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posted on
06/13/2005 12:58:16 PM PDT
by
Da Bilge Troll
(Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
To: mnehrling
The left did say that environmental policies of this administration would have FAR reaching consequences.
To: Da Bilge Troll
Actually, 1.94 days is possible. The star is dim so while it's hot as the article said, it's nowhere near as hot as if the planet were the same distance from our sun.
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posted on
06/13/2005 1:02:25 PM PDT
by
RockinRight
(Conservatism is common sense, liberalism is just senseless.)
To: The_Victor
with an orbit time of just 1.94 Earth days. That sucker is movin'!
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posted on
06/13/2005 1:04:53 PM PDT
by
Graybeard58
(Remember and pray for Spec.4 Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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