Comments on: New Planet-Hunting Technique Turns Up Oddball Solar System http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/02/new-planet-hunting-technique-turns-up-oddball-solar-system/ 80beats is DISCOVER\'s news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:06:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Flying sardines http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/02/new-planet-hunting-technique-turns-up-oddball-solar-system/comment-page-1/#comment-31970 Flying sardines Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:58:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/02/new-planet-hunting-technique-turns-up-oddball-solar-system/#comment-31970 @ # 2 Chris : What do you mean *other* intelligent species? With the possible exceptions of dolphins there isn't much intelligence to be found here on Earth - humans especially included! ;-) @ # 2 Chris :

What do you mean *other* intelligent species? With the possible exceptions of dolphins there isn’t much intelligence to be found here on Earth – humans especially included! ;-)

]]> By: Flying sardines http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/02/new-planet-hunting-technique-turns-up-oddball-solar-system/comment-page-1/#comment-31969 Flying sardines Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:56:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/02/new-planet-hunting-technique-turns-up-oddball-solar-system/#comment-31969 Cool news & congrats to the folks responsible. 8) 6 x Joves mass seems awfully large for a planet orbiting a red dwraf doesn't it? I thought the general trend was for smaller stars (eg. red dwarfs) to have smaller and less massive planets than larger stars like our Sun, Fomalhaut and HR 8799. I suppose there are always exceptions to the rule aren't there! Cool news & congrats to the folks responsible. 8)

6 x Joves mass seems awfully large for a planet orbiting a red dwraf doesn’t it? I thought the general trend was for smaller stars (eg. red dwarfs) to have smaller and less massive planets than larger stars like our Sun, Fomalhaut and HR 8799. I suppose there are always exceptions to the rule aren’t there!

]]> By: chris http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/02/new-planet-hunting-technique-turns-up-oddball-solar-system/comment-page-1/#comment-31561 chris Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:29:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/02/new-planet-hunting-technique-turns-up-oddball-solar-system/#comment-31561 To be honest I hope our culture does not find other inteligent species in the near future. Our culture is not prepared for such encounters. My opinion atleast. To be honest I hope our culture does not find other inteligent species in the near future.

Our culture is not prepared for such encounters.

My opinion atleast.

]]> By: JohnBlake http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/02/new-planet-hunting-technique-turns-up-oddball-solar-system/comment-page-1/#comment-31159 JohnBlake Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:44:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/02/new-planet-hunting-technique-turns-up-oddball-solar-system/#comment-31159 And soon enough, they'll start finding intelligent life forms that do not require water to live. And soon enough, they’ll start finding intelligent life forms that do not require water to live.

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