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Old 12-16-2009, 02:12 PM
 
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Super-Earth: Newly Discovered Planet May Have Water - TIME


Very cool!
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Old 12-16-2009, 02:34 PM
 
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Good link Kleenex!
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Old 12-16-2009, 05:43 PM
 
Location: Sarasota, Florida
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Sure is..I didn't notice this discovery.... There is another "similar" planet also....

Planet hunters find an Earth-mass planet and a potential water world / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com

SPACE.com -- Major Discovery: New Planet Could Harbor Water and Life

Gliese 581 c - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Here is the one you mention...

Newly Discovered Planet Could Be A Watery World | 89.3 KPCC
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Old 12-16-2009, 06:58 PM
 
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Default Planet with water found nearby!
How exciting. The biggest breakthrough in the search for life off our planet yet!

Scientists spot nearby 'super-Earth' - CNN.com
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Old 12-16-2009, 07:04 PM
 
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Good post
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Old 12-16-2009, 07:21 PM
 
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How exciting. The biggest breakthrough in the search for life off our planet yet!

Scientists spot nearby 'super-Earth' - CNN.com
//www.city-data.com/forum/scien...atery-new.html . I believe this thread covers the subject.
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Old 12-16-2009, 07:26 PM
 
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Geesj ..... only 40 light years away from us ..... at the speed of light .....

Speed of light = 186,000 miles per second.
Do that for 40 years ....
OK, we take the next Delta flight and cruise happily along munching peanuts,
from a bag you hardly can rip open ...
Aw shucks ...
I have to add two hours to go through that stupid homeland security crap.
Forget it, I am staying home.
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