Astronomers Finding Planets at Breakneck Speed

kidflash2008 · 10-19-2009, 11:51 AM

It seems our Universe is full of planets out there, with more than 30 recently being discovered:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science...-planets_N.htm

Just wait until the Kepler space telescope starts reporting data on Earth sized planets.

It does show how common planets are.

kidflash2008 · 10-20-2009, 12:01 PM

It seems they have found 4 super earths (rock based planets) among the 32 planets discovered.

10-19-2009, 11:51 AM	#1
kidflash2008 Senior Investigator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,699	Astronomers Finding Planets at Breakneck Speed It seems our Universe is full of planets out there, with more than 30 recently being discovered: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science...-planets_N.htm Just wait until the Kepler space telescope starts reporting data on Earth sized planets. It does show how common planets are.

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10-20-2009, 12:01 PM	#2
kidflash2008 Senior Investigator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,699	It seems they have found 4 super earths (rock based planets) among the 32 planets discovered.