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05-29-2007, 03:30 PM
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Team finds 28 planets in faraway solar systems
A University of California-led research team has discovered 28 new planets deep in the Milky Way, circling stars not unlike our own - leading them to conclude that our solar system may not be so special after all.
"The sun and Earth is not a rarity," said Geoffrey Marcy, professor of astronomy at UC-Berkeley, estimating that there may be at least 20 million to 30 million solar systems within the Milky Way galaxy. "A family of planets orbiting a single star is a very common occurrence." http://www.mercurynews.com/lifestyle/ci_6010869 |
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05-29-2007, 03:35 PM
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Re: Team finds 28 planets in faraway solar systems
We are not alone.
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05-29-2007, 05:57 PM
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Re: Team finds 28 planets in faraway solar systems
I am utterly alone. And that's the way uh huh uh huh I like it, KC and the Sunshine Band.
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