Planet bonanza: NASA announces discovery of 715 new worlds

Posted by mminnick 12 years, 6 months ago to Science
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This galaxy is getting to be a crowed place.

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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 12 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    To coin a phrase, "Where are they?"

    It seems to me it's that lamp fallacy with the guy looking for his lost item only under the streetlamp b/c that's the only place he can see. It's easier to see Jupiters, so that's what we mostly find. I suspect there are more earth-like planets; time will tell.
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  • Posted by Hiraghm 12 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Wait... I was watching a science show the other day... Nova?... and they had found a planet that might have been suitable for life, but it was outside the Goldilocks zone...

    Then they found another planet IN the Goldilocks zone that appears to be perfect.

    Dang it, I meant to keep track of the star's name...
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