Fomalhaut debris ring. (Credit: NASA, ESA, P. Kalas, J. Graham (University of California, Berkley), M. Clampin (NASA/GSFC))
1 posted on
06/23/2007 9:38:27 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
To: 75thOVI; AFPhys; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; BenLurkin; Berosus; ...
"Those new planets should, initially at least, orbit in nice, circular paths -- not elliptical ones." Ahem.
2 posted on
06/23/2007 9:39:17 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(Time heals all wounds, particularly when they're not yours. Profile updated June 23, 2007.)
To: annie laurie; garbageseeker; Knitting A Conundrum; Viking2002; Ernest_at_the_Beach; mikrofon; ...
3 posted on
06/23/2007 9:39:56 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(Time heals all wounds, particularly when they're not yours. Profile updated June 23, 2007.)
To: SunkenCiv
"Something had to skew that planet, and that's what we're working on now," says Quillen. "There may have been fantastic planetary collisions early on that changed their orbits..." Off to the bathroom this instant, and wash your mouth out with soap...there'll be no talk about Worlds In Collision around here!
4 posted on
06/23/2007 10:14:01 PM PDT by
Fred Nerks
(FAIR DINKUM!)
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