Rek Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 One of NASA's space telescopes has discovered what scientists believe may be the youngest planet ever spied -- a celestial body that at 1 million years old or less is a cosmic toddler.In findings announced Thursday, the Spitzer Space Telescope also has shown that protostars, or developing stars, ''are as common as the cicadas in the trees here on the East Coast'' and that the planetary construction zones around infant stars have ice that could produce future oceans. ''Oh, my goodness, it knocked our socks off,'' University of Wisconsin astronomer Ed Churchwell said of the discoveries. AP Link More Links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rek Posted May 28, 2004 Author Share Posted May 28, 2004 And people ignore it meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOGMaster Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 okay...so what does this mean? Yay. A new star. Help me out here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPaul Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Planet, not star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOGMaster Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 okay. planet. so really dude - what is the big deal - I am not being sarcastic, I really want to know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPaul Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Announcing the first major findings of the Spitzer Space Telescope on Thursday, scientists said the observations could indicate that planet formation around stars is more common and more rapid than previously suspected. http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/techscien...,253443,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuka_t Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 this either belongs in area 51 or general. this is the politics forum really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyout Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 okay. planet. so really dude - what is the big deal - I am not being sarcastic, I really want to know... it means Bush will want to head to it next to find more Oil :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemo Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 it means Bush will want to head to it next to find more Oil :rofl: that's funny, cause all the oil bush got from Iraq really made those gas prices go down :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOGMaster Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/techscien...,253443,00.html lol - yay. It's amazing how scientists see an object xxxxxxxxx number of miles away, and say "AHA! The comets feed it to make life" or whatever. lol - YAY SMART ONES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotix Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 <fundamentalist> BS! The Universe is only 6000 years old! If it aint in the bible, it aint science! </fundamentalist> Interesting. I'm sure more will be discovered as time goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOGMaster Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 If it aint in the bible, it aint science! I never said anything of the sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 strange he would compare it to cicadas in the trees, I still haven't seen a single one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b mitchell Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 okay. planet. so really dude - what is the big deal - I am not being sarcastic, I really want to know... Well, when you look at the history of the earth, 1 million years is nothing. The knowledge that planets can form and exist as a separate entity at such a young age brings insight into the possibilities of the formation of the universe. Also, look at the many millions of galaxies we see form all the time. They are so far away that the planets are probably there, developed, and may have had time for life to form by now. The age at which a planet evolves has just been shortened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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