4 days in 2012 and already 4 new exoplanets

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Cham M
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4 days in 2012 and already 4 new exoplanets

Post #1by Cham » 04.01.2012, 18:50

We're in 2012 since a few days only, and already four new exoplanets ! Yay ! 2012 is a promising year (courage, Grant ! :wink: )

http://arxiv.org/abs/1201.0659
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Re: 4 days in 2012 and already 4 new exoplanets

Post #2by andrew2364 » 18.01.2012, 23:41

Another exoplanet discovered yesterday due to a BBC television program 'Stargazing live'.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16612181

For some reason the 'artist's impression' of the new world looks familiar. I wonder why - and I wonder why they didn't credit the 'artist'? :?


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