Extrasolar Planets - The 55 Cancri System

Aug 24, 2007 14:15

It is a source of wonder and awe to me, who grew up learning that the planets of other star systems were so far away that we would never learn anything about them until we sent probes, to be able to talk in a more than purely speculative fashion about the planetary system of another star. Thank you, Marcy and Butler, and thank you to the whole ( Read more... )

astrophysics, astronomy, extrasolar planets, planetology, essay

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patchworkmind August 25 2007, 00:34:52 UTC
Oh, when you said "Enter the world of the Hot Giants" I thought you mean it was a post about Brigitte Neilsen and other Amazon celebs from the 80s.

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winterlion August 27 2007, 22:06:14 UTC
This is just awesome on so many levels :)

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jordan179 August 27 2007, 22:55:58 UTC
I'm glad you liked it. I think it's amazing that we are finally learning about planetary systems around the nearer stars.

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Awsome prediction winterlion April 12 2009, 02:42:50 UTC
They did find another. You were only 0.1 AU off!

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