Earth-sized planets more common?

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20 Feb 2008 19:47 #1 by Cameron (Galen)
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Drake's Equation may well have some new variables

Not sure if I should dump the entire article here, but here is one really salient point that I couldn't leave alone.

Some astronomers believe there may be hundreds of small rocky bodies in the outer edges of our own Solar System, and perhaps even a handful of frozen Earth-sized worlds.


If that is true, that is so freaking cool.
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20 Feb 2008 20:48 #2 by Daedri (Daedri)
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The expression 'handful' is really wasted by whoever said that. I mean, how could that possibly help to express the numbers hes talking about when you cant even fit one earth-sized celestial object in your hand.

Made me laugh.


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20 Feb 2008 20:51 #3 by Cameron (Galen)
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But, but, I've got the whole wide world in my hands!
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20 Feb 2008 21:10 #4 by Jacob Kanane (Jacob Kanane)
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20 Feb 2008 21:15 #5 by Cameron (Galen)
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I was wondering how long it would take someone to post that.  Yes, yes it does.  ;D
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20 Feb 2008 23:14 #6 by Odo Garaath (Odo)
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At least he didn't say there are "hundreds and hundreds." That style of telling numbers is taken.
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21 Feb 2008 16:36 #7 by Bellanear (Alai)
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What is this, a center for ants?
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22 Feb 2008 06:57 #8 by geezer (geezer)
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<<At least he didn't say there are "hundreds and hundreds." That style of telling numbers is taken.>>
Sagan is dead, so perhaps it passed to the public domain.

And for an earth sized body to be "handled" I can only refer you to Atlas - and briefly Hercules.
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22 Feb 2008 07:42 #9 by Bellanear (Alai)
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And then Perseus made everything ok.

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22 Feb 2008 10:29 #10 by Odo Garaath (Odo)
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<<At least he didn't say there are "hundreds and hundreds." That style of telling numbers is taken.>>
Sagan is dead, so perhaps it passed to the public domain.


Yes. I know he's back in the radiant pool of light up somewhere, but it's still his thing. I like how DeGrasse Tyson is doing Nova, but I don't want him to sound like Sagan to make up for it.
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22 Feb 2008 13:39 #11 by Quin (Quin)
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www.xkcd.com rocks.


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22 Feb 2008 19:11 #12 by geezer (geezer)
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