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Title: Every star has a planet!
Post by: gyeonghwa on January 12, 2012, 03:01:05 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16515944

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Every star twinkling in the night sky plays host to at least one planet, a new study suggests.

That implies there are some 10 billion Earth-sized planets in our galaxy.

Using a technique called gravitational microlensing, an international team found a handful of exoplanets that imply the existence of billions more.

The findings were released at the 219th American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting, alongside reports of the smallest "exoplanets" ever discovered.

This really supports the idea that somewhere out there in that cosmic abyss is another planet just like us with life (even if the life is unicellular).
Title: Re: Every star has a planet!
Post by: RavynousHunter on January 12, 2012, 04:22:50 pm
Yes, but the big question is...can we either eat or have sex with said life?
Title: Re: Every star has a planet!
Post by: Old Viking on January 12, 2012, 05:13:24 pm
Every silver lining has a black cloud. That's equally important.
Title: Re: Every star has a planet!
Post by: gyeonghwa on January 12, 2012, 05:53:40 pm
Yes, but the big question is...can we either eat or have sex with said life?

That depends. If its unicellular, we'd probably turn them into a vitamin supplement a la blue green algæ.
Title: Re: Every star has a planet!
Post by: Ranger_Joe on January 12, 2012, 06:23:52 pm
I, personally, am looking forward to the forced mating put upon us by our new alien Overlords.
Title: Re: Every star has a planet!
Post by: anti-nonsense on January 12, 2012, 06:25:29 pm
Yes, but the big question is...can we either eat or have sex with said life?

rule 34 says the sex will be tried, and probably the eating.
Title: Re: Every star has a planet!
Post by: Vene on January 12, 2012, 06:42:38 pm
Yes, but the big question is...can we either eat or have sex with said life?

That depends. If its unicellular, we'd probably turn them into a vitamin supplement a la blue green algæ.
Unless they use different biomolecules than use or have different stereochemistry.
Title: Re: Every star has a planet!
Post by: Shane for Wax on January 12, 2012, 07:29:24 pm
Where the hell is my Orion slavegirl?
Title: Re: Every star has a planet!
Post by: Tiberius on January 12, 2012, 11:18:20 pm
Where the hell is my Orion slavegirl?

Here you go.

NSFW http://edge.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/1744627/81282709.jpg
Title: Re: Every star has a planet!
Post by: deadpandoubter on January 13, 2012, 12:44:37 am
Looks more like a mutant Andorian to me.

Bring on the green skinned sexpots!
Title: Re: Every star has a planet!
Post by: Shane for Wax on January 13, 2012, 01:09:51 am
That's not even close to being an Orion.
Title: Re: Every star has a planet!
Post by: Jack Mann on January 13, 2012, 03:27:01 am
"Free alien lube."

That is an awesome phrase.