Scientists discover for the first time a Jupiter like planet orbiting a Sol like sun in roughly the same position, making it more probable that an Earth like planet might exist somewhere!
story.news.yahoo.com/news...iscovery_1
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ljim2000 |
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I was going to post this in the Today in the World topic, but then when I thought about it, that didn't actually make sense! So we have a whole new topic.
Scientists discover for the first time a Jupiter like planet orbiting a Sol like sun in roughly the same position, making it more probable that an Earth like planet might exist somewhere! story.news.yahoo.com/news...iscovery_1 |
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That is pretty darn cool.
"A great power sleeps within you. Give it form and it will give you strength."- Kingdom Hearts
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Nicholas |
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Very cool. It also makes me wish we had an astronomy-related emoticon.
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Quote: That's kinda funny. I imagine some people are going to be disappointed as they stand in their yards squinting. But I think it's cool. |
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Nicholas |
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Well, this doesn't fall under the category of naturally-occurring phenomena, but I felt it was important to mention:
Brazilian space rocket explodes, killing 19. Brazil has long hoped to become the first Latin American nation with a viable space program. This tragically ends their third attempt. story.news.yahoo.com/news...l_space_dc In the room the women come and go
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ljim2000 |
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Damn, that's just horrible. I hope they and other countries keep trying, but the risks sure are incredible even decades after Apollo.
The Brazilians were actually one of the first countries to create a working airplane, and they argue that they were technically the first. |
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Nicholas |
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I happened to read about that at work this morning. How awesome!
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I read it this evening. Yawn...
There ya' go... start looking for someone to save you or something. Only to find that it misses. Tis I, the Great Fladariagarblenockendorfgen
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ljim2000 |
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On the roughly the same day, Nigeria launches it's first satelite
story.news.yahoo.com/news..._space_age and Europe launches it's first Moon probe story.news.yahoo.com/news...urope_dc_6 |
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ljim2000 |
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A pretty interesting break down of "Drake's Equation" regarding the possibility of alien life in the universe:
www.spacedaily.com/news/life-03zx.html Prepare to get a bit confused... |
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ljim2000 |
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The Chinese are finally launching humans into space!
Launch for the Shenzhou manned spacecraft is supposed to be around October 15th, here's a nice visual and article about it: www.spacedaily.com/news/china-03zd.html |
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Nicholas |
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Hurrah! In the room the women come and go
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ljim2000 |
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Europe to investigate for Extra-Solar Moons.
Lots of interesting tidbits about natural satelites in this article: www.spacedaily.com/news/e...r-03o.html |
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China announces that it will not be broadcasting the Shenzhou launch live.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-...189416.stm In the room the women come and go
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ljim2000 |
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Unless anyone wants to start a "Capricorn One" type conspiracy theory, it looks like it was successful.
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ljim2000 |
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Small Asteroid breaks record for getting close to the Earth (within 52,000 miles!)
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