Team finds 28 planets in faraway solar systems [Archive]

MTK

05-29-2007, 02:30 PM

A University of California-led research team has discovered 28 new planets deep in the Milky Way, circling stars not unlike our own - leading them to conclude that our solar system may not be so special after all.

"The sun and Earth is not a rarity," said Geoffrey Marcy, professor of astronomy at UC-Berkeley, estimating that there may be at least 20 million to 30 million solar systems within the Milky Way galaxy. "A family of planets orbiting a single star is a very common occurrence."

http://www.mercurynews.com/lifestyle/ci_6010869

70Chip

05-29-2007, 04:57 PM

I am utterly alone. And that's the way uh huh uh huh I like it, KC and the Sunshine Band.


	Commanders Post at The Warpath > Off-Topic Discussion > Parking Lot > Team finds 28 planets in faraway solar systems PDA Team finds 28 planets in faraway solar systems MTK 05-29-2007, 02:30 PM A University of California-led research team has discovered 28 new planets deep in the Milky Way, circling stars not unlike our own - leading them to conclude that our solar system may not be so special after all. "The sun and Earth is not a rarity," said Geoffrey Marcy, professor of astronomy at UC-Berkeley, estimating that there may be at least 20 million to 30 million solar systems within the Milky Way galaxy. "A family of planets orbiting a single star is a very common occurrence." http://www.mercurynews.com/lifestyle/ci_6010869 hesscl34 05-29-2007, 02:35 PM We are not alone. 70Chip 05-29-2007, 04:57 PM I am utterly alone. And that's the way uh huh uh huh I like it, KC and the Sunshine Band.