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Date: 24 Apr 2007 13:51:04
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Subject: Distant planet judged possibly habitable
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Distant planet judged possibly habitable
Astronomers report finding the most Earth-like planet outside our
Solar System to date.
http://www.world-science.net
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Date: 25 Apr 2007 17:19:37
From: Andrew Smallshaw
Subject: Re: Distant planet judged possibly habitable
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On 2007-04-24, nebula331@yahoo.com <nebula331@yahoo.com > wrote:
> Distant planet judged possibly habitable
> Astronomers report finding the most Earth-like planet outside our
> Solar System to date.
> http://www.world-science.net
From the web pages referenced:
> "Red dwarfs are ideal targets for the search for such planets because
> they emit less light, and the habitable zone is thus much closer
> to them than it is around the Sun," said Xavier Bonfils, a
> co-researcher from Lisbon University. Planets near a star are easier
> to detect because their gravitational pull affects the parent star
> noticeably, inducing something of a wiggling motion.
Spot the mistake. The author of this article knows nothing about
barycentres. It always concerns me when you see a mistake such as
this as it implies the author simply doesn't understand the material
rather than has simply made a careless error.
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Andrew Smallshaw
andrews@sdf.lonestar.org
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Date: 24 Apr 2007 21:42:46
From: Rod Steel
Subject: Re: Distant planet judged possibly habitable
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On 24 Apr 2007 13:51:04 -0700, nebula331@yahoo.com wrote:
>Distant planet judged possibly habitable
>Astronomers report finding the most Earth-like planet outside our
>Solar System to date.
>http://www.world-science.net
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Have the Dumbocrats argued that any life there should be allowed to
vote?
Rod Steel
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Date: 24 Apr 2007 21:06:47
From: L.A.T.
Subject: Re: Distant planet judged possibly habitable
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<nebula331@yahoo.com > wrote in message
news:1177447864.761916.223170@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Distant planet judged possibly habitable
> Astronomers report finding the most Earth-like planet outside our
> Solar System to date.
> http://www.world-science.net
But not as we know it, Jim.
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Date: 24 Apr 2007 21:22:26
From: lal_truckee
Subject: Re: Distant planet judged possibly habitable
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L.A.T. wrote:
> <nebula331@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1177447864.761916.223170@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
>> Distant planet judged possibly habitable
>> Astronomers report finding the most Earth-like planet outside our
>> Solar System to date.
>> http://www.world-science.net
>
> But not as we know it, Jim.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCARADb9asE >
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