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Offline LordPomposity

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Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B
on: October 16, 2012, 07:21:01 pm
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European astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of the Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system — the nearest to Earth. It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The results will appear online in the journal Nature on 17 October 2012.
http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1241/

Now where's FlamingMamba? :p
« Last Edit: October 16, 2012, 07:31:41 pm by LordPomposity »
 

Offline General Battuta

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbited Alpha Centauri B
Reply #1 on: October 16, 2012, 07:22:19 pm
This was embargoed until just a few minutes ago, I actually think people are freaking out right now about who broke the embargo.

'All stars have planets' continues to bear out!
 

Offline SpardaSon21

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbited Alpha Centauri B
Reply #2 on: October 16, 2012, 07:29:30 pm
Let's conquer it and wipe out all non-human sentient life on it just to make sure there won't be any Na'vi.

Nuking the site from orbit is sadly not acceptable because it does not allow colonization.
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[21:51] <@Droid803> this will be SLIIIIIGHTLY awkward
[21:51] <@Droid803> as this rich psychic girl will now be tsundere for a loli.
[21:51] <@Droid803> OH WELLL.

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[07:57:43] <Caiaphas> i just killed my pilots with a high-g maneuver
[07:58:19] <Caiaphas> apparently people can't take 20 gees for 5 continuous seconds
[08:00:11] <Caiaphas> the plane however performed admirably, and only crashed because it no longer had any guidance systems
 

Offline Retsof

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbited Alpha Centauri B
Reply #3 on: October 16, 2012, 07:29:59 pm
Embargoed?  I'm afraid I don't comprehend...
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Offline IronBeer

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Reply #4 on: October 16, 2012, 07:40:52 pm
"I have approximate knowledge of many things."

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Offline General Battuta

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbited Alpha Centauri B
Reply #5 on: October 16, 2012, 07:50:07 pm
Quote from: Retsof on October 16, 2012, 07:29:59 pm
Embargoed?  I'm afraid I don't comprehend...

When news organizations are issued a statement from, say, a scientific laboratory, it's often issued with an embargo statement: 'don't report on this until such and such time today' to guarantee that everyone gets a fair chance to report on it.
 

Offline JCDNWarrior

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbited Alpha Centauri B
Reply #6 on: October 16, 2012, 07:52:15 pm
Quote from: SpardaSon21 on October 16, 2012, 07:29:30 pm
Let's conquer it and wipe out all non-human sentient life on it just to make sure there won't be any Na'vi.


Meanwhile on said Alpha Centauri planet:

"Centauri astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of Alpha Centauri orbiting a star in the Sol system — the nearest to Alpha Centauri"

"Let's conquer it and wipe out all non-Centauri sentient life on it just to make sure there won't be any Na'vi."

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Offline Phantom Hoover

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Reply #7 on: October 16, 2012, 08:27:24 pm
Well in that case we'll just have to make common cause with our hatred of space elves. I propose we at HLP do our bit by having Spoon shot. Sorry Spoon, them's the breaks.
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Offline SpardaSon21

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Reply #8 on: October 16, 2012, 08:31:43 pm
What?  No, space elves are great.  Catpeople are the problem.
17:37:02   Quanto: I want to have sexual intercourse with every space elf in existence
17:37:11   SpardaSon21: even the males?
17:37:22   Quanto: its not gay if its an elf

[21:51] <@Droid803> I now realize
[21:51] <@Droid803> this will be SLIIIIIGHTLY awkward
[21:51] <@Droid803> as this rich psychic girl will now be tsundere for a loli.
[21:51] <@Droid803> OH WELLL.

See what you're missing in #WoD and #Fsquest?

[07:57:32] <Caiaphas> inspired by HerraTohtori i built a supermaneuverable plane in ksp
[07:57:43] <Caiaphas> i just killed my pilots with a high-g maneuver
[07:58:19] <Caiaphas> apparently people can't take 20 gees for 5 continuous seconds
[08:00:11] <Caiaphas> the plane however performed admirably, and only crashed because it no longer had any guidance systems
 

Offline General Battuta

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Reply #9 on: October 16, 2012, 08:39:14 pm
Quote from: PhantomHoover on October 16, 2012, 08:27:24 pm
Well in that case we'll just have to make common cause with our hatred of space elves. I propose we at HLP do our bit by having Spoon shot. Sorry Spoon, them's the breaks.

 

Offline Phantom Hoover

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Reply #10 on: October 16, 2012, 08:42:31 pm
We can't let infighting tear us apart! What if we compromise and target all humanoids with pointy ears? That way we also get rid of the Vulcans!

Also I don't have any personal quarrel with Spoon! It's for the good of humanity, there's no other way.
« Last Edit: October 16, 2012, 08:46:21 pm by PhantomHoover »
The good Christian should beware of mathematicians, and all those who make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine man in the bonds of Hell.
 

Offline redsniper

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Reply #11 on: October 16, 2012, 08:55:46 pm
I don't know but I've been told,
Deirdre's got a Network Node.
Likes to press the on-off switch,
Dig that crazy Gaian witch!
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Offline NGTM-1R

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Reply #12 on: October 16, 2012, 09:00:54 pm
Quote from: redsniper on October 16, 2012, 08:55:46 pm
I don't know but I've been told,
Deirdre's got a Network Node.
Likes to press the on-off switch,
Dig that crazy Gaian witch!

Goddamn it Redsniper, I was going to make the Alpha Centauri reference but noooooooo!
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Offline An4ximandros

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Reply #13 on: October 16, 2012, 09:04:10 pm
Unless the planet has some funky heat shield, it's too close to harbor life... unless Tholians. :nervous:

Also, your nonsense about eradicating space elves is just as foolish wishing to eradicate Vasudans, we'd loose so much culturally!
 

Offline General Battuta

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Reply #14 on: October 16, 2012, 09:41:24 pm
Quote from: NGTM-1R on October 16, 2012, 09:00:54 pm
Quote from: redsniper on October 16, 2012, 08:55:46 pm
I don't know but I've been told,
Deirdre's got a Network Node.
Likes to press the on-off switch,
Dig that crazy Gaian witch!

Goddamn it Redsniper, I was going to make the Alpha Centauri reference but noooooooo!

ironbeer got you both!~
 

Offline StarSlayer

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Reply #15 on: October 17, 2012, 01:01:52 am
Quote from: PhantomHoover on October 16, 2012, 08:42:31 pm
We can't let infighting tear us apart! What if we compromise and target all humanoids with pointy ears? That way we also get rid of the Vulcans!

Also I don't have any personal quarrel with Spoon! It's for the good of humanity, there's no other way.

I don't think you quite understand but he's the Goddamn Spoonzer Elite.  About the only thing xenos scum soil themselves in fear of more is The E.  He's a cold metal menace and I'd take my chances against any extraterrestrial threat backed by the dread armor of the one known as Spoon... 
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Offline Nuke

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Reply #16 on: October 17, 2012, 06:02:35 am
wow another fireball that we cant get to. let me know when we find a habitable planet that we cant get to.
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Offline Phantom Hoover

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Reply #17 on: October 17, 2012, 07:36:37 am
If you threw yourself into a fireball that you can get to, I'm sure nobody would mind.
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Offline karajorma

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Reply #18 on: October 17, 2012, 08:18:50 am
Don't make me start having to enforce the niceness rules again.
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Offline Luis Dias

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Re: Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Reply #19 on: October 17, 2012, 08:34:22 am
This is absolutely amazing!

Grats to the portuguese who were part of the discovery!

(yeah and all the others as well lol)
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