Earth-sized planets more common?

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18 years 4 months ago #2586 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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18 years 4 months ago #2589 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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18 years 4 months ago #2590 by Cameron (Galen)
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But, but, I've got the whole wide world in my hands!
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18 years 4 months ago #2592 by Jacob Kanane (Jacob Kanane)
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www.xkcd.com rocks.
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18 years 4 months ago #2594 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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18 years 4 months ago #2599 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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