Do you believe in intelligent life elsewhere in the Universe?

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Then you likely know about APOD. One of my favorite sites. I check it every day.

Oh boy... looks like I will be spending more than a little time there checking that stuff out.

 

[LoKyBuckeye]

yes...

 

[exhawg]

I take it you're a fellow astronomy nut?

Trekie

 

[scooter1369]

Oh boy... looks like I will be spending more than a little time there checking that stuff out.

Guess you didn't. Enjoy. Great pics and links to some great information.

They are currently saying that about 35% of all stars have a planet of some sort. Likely Gas Giants or "Super Earths" that orbit them.

Astronomers have identified hundreds of extra-solar planets in the last couple of years,

 

[scooter1369]

Trekie

oh... :)

 

[sandgk]

Of course. Its this planet that's lacking.

Good one.

Better question might be whether we will ever prove that such life exists (or that they prove we exist?).

 

[IronBuckI]

Then you likely know about APOD. One of my favorite sites. I check it every day.

Excellent link. Now I have a lot more to read during down time at work. Thank you very much.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Guess you didn't. Enjoy. Great pics and links to some great information.

They are currently saying that about 35% of all stars have a planet of some sort. Likely Gas Giants or "Super Earths" that orbit them.

Astronomers have identified hundreds of extra-solar planets in the last couple of years,

Yeah, never seen that site before.. Get most my Astronomy fix Tuesdays on the Science Channel.

I'd say 35% of all stars have planets that we can dectect. I think the more likely scenario is every star (or, nearly every star) has a system of planets, or at least something orbiting it. Assuming, of course, that there is nothing particularly irregular about this solar system and that stars - regardless of size - all tend to form in the same (or similar way)... in other words, I doubt that a Blue Supergiant like Rigel, for example, doesn't have planets simply because it's enormous. I figure it's got pleanty of junk orbiting it, since it -like every other star - was born in a cloud of gas and dust.

 

[scooter1369]

Excellent link. Now I have a lot more to read during down time at work. Thank you very much.

Again, enjoy. Its a great site.

 

[Piney]

There has to be something out there... would be a waste of space if there wasn't.

 

[BB73]

One thing is certain - we'll never be able to prove the negative.

 

[scooter1369]

Yeah, never seen that site before.. Get most my Astronomy fix Tuesdays on the Science Channel.

I'd say 35% of all stars have planets that we can dectect. I think the more likely scenario is every star (or, nearly every star) has a system of planets, or at least something orbiting it. Assuming, of course, that there is nothing particularly irregular about this solar system and that stars - regardless of size - all tend to form in the same (or similar way)... in other words, I doubt that a Blue Supergiant like Rigel, for example, doesn't have planets simply because it's enormous. I figure it's got pleanty of junk orbiting it, since it -like every other star - was born in a cloud of gas and dust.

I do wonder about double stars like Alberio having planets. The gravity of two seperate stars pulling on a planet would reak havoc, wouldn't you think?

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Yeah, but it occurs to me Scoot that one of those stars is simply a Jupiter than didn't fail to become a star (as did Jupiter)

Although, in so doing, it may have eaten up otehr planets - or kicked them out of the solar system altogeher.

 

[scooter1369]

Yeah, but it occurs to me Scoot that one of those stars is simply a Jupiter than didn't fail to become a star (as did Jupiter)

Although, in so doing, it may have eaten up otehr planets - or kicked them out of the solar system altogeher.

It would suck to be the planet that sling shot out of the soler system.

 

[hoat]

Cool website. This picture is awesome.