Discovered beyond the sun: Solar system with seven planets

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[dragnet2]

Simply put, we do not believe there is another system like Sol in the entire galaxy.

LOL!

[Scythian]

Can we tax it?

Thanks for the laugh, I'm sure Taxama is working on it ...

[backwoods-engineer]

LOL? That’s your only response to years of research in this area? And I’m the ignorant one?

[backwoods-engineer]

This is nuts...Outrageous.....What is taking so damn long? We should have found one in the first couple of weeks! At this rate it might take 40 years or maybe even 100 years to find an earth-like planet....I say we give up!

That is an ignorant response. Read Ward and Brownlee's "Rare Earth", then we can talk.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but since a star other than Sol is involved, it can’t be a “solar” system, can it?

[Nachum]

Sol’s cousin Bob? (Bob’s yur uncle...)

[Nachum]

Sol’s cousin Bob?

[Diverdogz]

This star/planet system, just 127 light years away is practically our cosmic next door neighbor. Star/Planet systems are fairly common, apparently.

The Milky Way has maybe 400 Billion stars, and there are another 100 Billion galaxies out there, each with Billions more star systems. Without a doubt, there is other life out there in the universe.

[dragnet2]

The Milky Way has maybe 400 Billion stars, and there are another 100 Billion galaxies out there there is other life out there in the universe.

No way....Earth is where all the life in the entire universe is, because a couple of guys here on earth say so....

[dragnet2]

And I’m the ignorant one?

Yes.

[dragnet2]

I honestly don't mean to be mean to you, and I regretfully apologize if necessary...Look, if I hurt your feeling...I didn't mean it...Just feeerget it. slap yourself or whatever.

I just feel obligated to say.... You could be right....We could be the only things crawling all over a planet, orbiting this star....In the entire universe.

What do we know??

Our microorganism communities scattered in cowflop all over this planet very likely might agree with you.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Nachum.

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[SunkenCiv]

25,000 mph is 6.9444 miles per second.

[SunkenCiv]

Sun's twin may be home to 9 alien planets -- ANI -- Washington, May 01, 2012