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March 27th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
This is completely unrelated to this particular post, but The Washington Post had an interesting article on Monday. Scientists have been able to identify methane in the atmosphere of an exoplanet located 63 light years from Earth.
While it doesn’t confirm the existence of actual life on the planet, it does at least seem to be a strong indicator of the presence of Taco Bells.
March 27th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
You mean this news story I wrote about over a week ago?
March 27th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Goof off at work? Us?
If my professor is reading this, then let me assure him that I only read the BABlog for strictly scientific and educational purposes. Same goes for the online Boggle games I play.
March 27th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
@Lugosi and BA:
That was serious pwnage!
March 27th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Yeah…. But…. Um…. Er…. My link was different!