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Post by Forever Sunshine on Feb 27, 2014 1:20:32 GMT -5
Our galactic neighborhood just got a lot bigger. NASA on Wednesday announced the discovery of 715 new planets, by far the biggest batch of planets ever unveiled at once.
By way of comparison, about 1,000 planets total had been identified in our galaxy before Wednesday.
Four of those planets are in what NASA calls the "habitable zone," meaning they have the makeup to potentially support life.
The planets, which orbit 305 different stars, were discovered by the Kepler space telescope and were verified using a new technique that scientists expect to make new planetary discoveries more frequent and more detailed.
www.cnn.com/2014/02/26/tech/innovation/nasa-new-planets/?hpt=hp_zite1_featured
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Post by pod 7 on Feb 27, 2014 14:51:03 GMT -5
Ah but are you sure they were lost ? and not just hiding and waiting to be found h e he
I just had a thought Sunshine ---how many SUNS did they find??
They dont give out that sort of info on our T.V. news, --well maybe once in a blue moon. Maybe E-T is just round the corner??.
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Post by A Leaf in the Wind on Aug 7, 2017 14:25:14 GMT -5
What is the count at now?
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