Thursday, July 14, 2005

Sure, But Let's See If They Can Find Alderaan...

If there's a bright center to the universe, you're on the planet that it's farthest from...Astronomers detect 'Tatooine planet'
"Astronomers have detected a planet outside our solar system with not one, but three suns, a finding that challenges astronomers' theories of planetary formation.

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Caltech astronomer Maciej Konacki, who wrote the research article, refers to the new type of planets as "Tatooine planets," because of the similarity to Luke Skywalker's view of his home planet by the same name, with its multiple suns, in the original "Star Wars" film."
This is way cool, and is an example of what our space program should be concentrating on - seeking out planets that might harbor funky aliens, sluglike gangsters and nerdy teenagers with a thing for power converters...

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