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Kepler finds six new worlds.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:48 am

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Re: Kepler finds six new worlds.

Post by Ian » Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:52 am

I've been following Kepler news. This stuff is great!!! :ab: :dance:
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:59 am

Ian wrote:I've been following Kepler news. This stuff is great!!! :ab: :dance:
They even found Vulcan.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 133321.htm

In the habitable zone, some of them. 8-)
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Re: Kepler finds six new worlds.

Post by Atheist-Lite » Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:57 am

FBM wrote:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 133321.htm

In the habitable zone, some of them. 8-)
The moon is in the habitable zone and nothing lives there.
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Post by borealis » Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:43 am

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FBM wrote:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 133321.htm

In the habitable zone, some of them. 8-)
The moon is in the habitable zone and nothing lives there.
Yet.

Anyway, the moon's not a planet.
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Re: Kepler finds six new worlds.

Post by Atheist-Lite » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:05 am

FBM wrote:
Crumple wrote:
FBM wrote:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 133321.htm

In the habitable zone, some of them. 8-)
The moon is in the habitable zone and nothing lives there.
Yet.

Anyway, the moon's not a planet.
Only because the earth is in orbit around it.....
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Re: Kepler finds six new worlds.

Post by Rum » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:10 am

Crumple wrote:
FBM wrote:
Crumple wrote:
FBM wrote:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 133321.htm

In the habitable zone, some of them. 8-)
The moon is in the habitable zone and nothing lives there.
Yet.

Anyway, the moon's not a planet.
Only because the earth is in orbit around it.....
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Re: Kepler finds six new worlds.

Post by Clinton Huxley » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:27 am

Technically, both in orbit around a common centre of gravity, or something.

Anyway, the Kepler news is very exciting. Helping to firm up a few factors in the Drake Equation.
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Re: Kepler finds six new worlds.

Post by Ironclad » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:32 am

Crumple wrote:
FBM wrote:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 133321.htm

In the habitable zone, some of them. 8-)
The moon is in the habitable zone and nothing lives there.
Says you. Where do you think the Clangers live then? eh? eh? :coffee:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjsgoXvnStY

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Re: Kepler finds six new worlds.

Post by Clinton Huxley » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:39 am

Lets not forget Space 1999
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Re: Kepler finds six new worlds.

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Crumple wrote:
FBM wrote:
Crumple wrote:
FBM wrote:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 133321.htm

In the habitable zone, some of them. 8-)
The moon is in the habitable zone and nothing lives there.
Yet.

Anyway, the moon's not a planet.
Only because the earth is in orbit around it.....
I'll have to grant you that one. But it's only true if you choose it as your inertial frame. In relativity theory, there's no global inertial frame, so you can pick what you want. :tup:

Anyhoo, the moon doesn't have enough mass to hold its own atmosphere, so it can't get planetary status. The surface of the moon is effectively a vacuum.
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Re: Kepler finds six new worlds.

Post by Atheist-Lite » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:41 am

Ironclad wrote:
Crumple wrote:
FBM wrote:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 133321.htm

In the habitable zone, some of them. 8-)
The moon is in the habitable zone and nothing lives there.
Says you. Where do you think the Clangers live then? eh? eh? :coffee:
Area 54 along with all the other greys. :coffee:
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Re: Kepler finds six new worlds.

Post by Ironclad » Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:10 am

Bugger..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjsgoXvnStY

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