Clever girl.
Christophe Lovis and colleagues at The European Southern Observatory in Chile (which is totally in Europe) have discovered a new solar system with at least five planets (probably seven) orbiting a Sun-like star. The star, HD 10180, is 127 light years away from Earth in the constellation Hydrus. The five planets confirmed so far are similar in mass to Neptune and likely have nearly-circular orbits that are as close to their star as Mars is to the Sun. The two other planets, if confirmed, are a planet closer in size to Saturn with a 2,200 day orbit and a planet only 1.4 times the mass of Earth with a 1.18 day orbit. If confirmed, the smaller planet would be the lightest exoplanet yet to be discovered, and the solar system would set a record for the most exoplanets orbiting a single star discovered so far.
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The star, HD 10180, is 127 light years away from Earth
Bullshit. Back in 1984, I paid $29.00 to name that star after my high school girlfriend. Her name was HD 10182. Get it right, nerds.
I must congratulate the scientists for finding another planetary system. But alas, it’s quite far away. 127 light years is no small distance and the only scientifically speediest thing yet known is light which takes 127 years to reach that planet. So I don’t think it’s very profitable. Yet it will be added to records and the names of the scientists who found the system would be written in it too. But wouldn’t it be great if they do something for the mankind too which is near a disaster materialistically and spiritually?
Anyways, I came across a cool post regarding the space technology, I suggest you to read it too! :)
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