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[gofreak]

A group of European scientists took it. It is not a confirmed yet... It may take up to two years to confirm. But apparently it's very likely to be the first photo of an extrasolar planet.

Details here: http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/09/10/exoplanet.image/

 

[DCX]

The ET's are coming they have been spotted- " They're on to us "

DCX

 

[Pochacco]

Their sun looks cooler than our's

 

[Pimpwerx]

Well, I just made reservations for Planet X for the year 2235. That gives us a year to find drive that can reach the speed of light. PEACE.

 

[Tritroid]

That is so cool.

If it's real, that looks like a Jovian planet.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Bigger version from space.com

 

[Tritroid]

Yep, definitely Jovian. No life. (Satellites however...)

 

[Koshiro]

Yeah but it's truely amazing, this is the first time we're actually seeing a planet outwith our solar system. It's amazing if you just think of the possibilities out there. They estimate that there are billions of gas giants in our galaxy, and billions of Earths in our galaxy. Then you take into account all the satellites that must be out there, and you've got some kind of crazy number that hasn't been named yet. Imagine the possibilities for life, new materials, new chemicals, new everything. It's very exciting.

Also, Pochacco, was it you that had the licking lips avatar? Bring that back.

 

[XS+]

I'm seeing Gamecube controller buttons.

 

[Saturnman]

Finding planets is the first step to finding extra terrestrial life.

 

[shuri]

 

[ManaByte]

Lets see someone point a massive telescope to Zeti Reticuli or Thuban (in Alpha Draconis)...oh yea that's right the government will have them killed for doing that...

 

[duderon]

I'm seeing Gamecube controller buttons.

MEGATON?!!!

 

[Killthee]

Lets see someone point a massive telescope to Zeti Reticuli or Thuban (in Alpha Draconis)...oh yea that's right the government will have them killed for doing that...

 

[ManaByte]

Zeti Reticuli is where two of the 18 known species of EBE's come from. A star in Alpha Draconis is home to another one (or two) and is believed to be the home of one of the species that blew up Tiamat (the planet that the asteroid belt used to be).

 

[Tritroid]

EBE's?

 

[ManaByte]

EBE's?

Aliens.

 

[GG-Duo]

Their sun looks cooler than our's

you mean hotter?

 

[Patrick Klepek]

Zeti Reticuli is where two of the 18 known species of EBE's come from. A star in Alpha Draconis is home to another one (or two) and is believed to be the home of one of the species that blew up Tiamat (the planet that the asteroid belt used to be).

:lol

 

[LinesInTheSand]

ManaByte is hilarious, yet still insane. I think I like him though.

 

[Tritroid]

ManaByte is hilarious, yet still insane. I think I like him though.

Yeah he's always been really up-to-date on a lot of stuff, especially SW. I still hold a slight grudge against him for his half-assed job running the old IGN chat server though.

 

[Willco]

Jeremy has lost his goddamn mind.

 

[Phoenix]

The thing that's REALLY amazing is that you can actually SEE it. This isn't an artists impression or anything. When you think of how far away the planet and Sun are, 20x optical zoom just seems complete shit in comparrison

 

[Boomer]

Tell us more, ManaByte. I never knew our solar system had a planet called Tiamat. Is Alpha Draconis mad at us?

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

EBE's?

Though this has already been replied to, I believe EBE = Extraterrestrial Biological Entities. A similar term to ALF, but without the sitcom baggage.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

KRYPTON!?!

 

[OmniGamer]

you mean hotter?

Actually, cooler , it's a Brown Dwarf.

 

[teiresias]

You all won't be laughing to heartily when you start turning into a gelatin cocoon to house an alien infestation now will you?

 

[Slo]

I want a like that lists the 18 known species, please. I'm facinated by the conspiracy theories.

 

[Hitokage]

For those not familiar with astronomical measurements, 1 AU is equal to the average distance between our Sun and the Earth. That planet is HUGE.

you mean hotter?

Depends. The color of a star indicates surface temperature, but a star such as a Red Giant may have a hotter core, giving it its size, while having a cooler surface.

Lets see someone point a massive telescope to Zeti Reticuli or Thuban (in Alpha Draconis)...oh yea that's right the government will have them killed for doing that...

Troll an astronomy thread again, and you're gone. Make your own fucking thread for that bullshit. The FBI aren't going to help you either.

 

[Incognito]

:lol @ manabyte. i'm dying here. his first comment...gold.

 

[Chittagong]

Other civilizations use N64 textures? d00mend

 

[jett]

Cool. Hard to believe that this is the first time that we see a picture of planet beyond our Solar System. It'll be aeons before we actually make any significant progress in space travel.

 

[Chrono]

Cool. Hard to believe that this is the first time that we see a picture of planet beyond our Solar System. It'll be aeons before we actually make any significant progress in space travel.

You never know when there's going to be some kind of break through...

 

[sprsk]

Lets see someone point a massive telescope to Zeti Reticuli or Thuban (in Alpha Draconis)...oh yea that's right the government will have them killed for doing that...

 

[Defensor]

I'm seeing Gamecube controller buttons.

LOL

 

[BlackMage]

wait a minute. are they all the same person?

 

[Kiriku]

Yeah, I could probably make something like that with Photoshop.

 

[Socreges]

wait a minute. are they all the same person?

Rey arr rook arike!!



(South Park volleyball ep. was on last night)

 

[RaymondCarver]

I like when people find out there's new space out there, specifically when that 'new' space/place is in our solar system.

 

[Pimpwerx]

We should really put our money into cool science shit besides weapons. These astronomy projects are run on a fraction of the military budget. Imagine what they could do with more resources. 8O Would be cool as hell. Anyway, I hope that's a planet and not just a large star in the distance. That would be a total cock tease. :lol PEACE.

 

[AntoneM]

 

[belgurdo]

Why does the hair dye only work on two chicks

 

[cvxfreak]

I'm seeing Gamecube controller buttons.

:lol

 

[MASB]

For those not familiar with astronomical measurements, 1 AU is equal to the average distance between our Sun and the Earth. That planet is HUGE.

Troll an astronomy thread again, and you're gone. Make your own fucking thread for that bullshit. The FBI aren't going to help you either.

Well you're obviously part of the conspiracy to keep the knowledge secret!!!

I hope it is a planet that was photographed. The planet looks so big. Especially in relation to the size of the star (though being a brown dwarf, the star is already pretty small).